Developed by ambient pioneer Brian Eno and musician / software designer Peter Chilver, Bloom is part instrument, part composition and part artwork. Bloom’s controls allow anyone to create elaborate patterns and unique melodies by simply tapping the screen.
Digital arts
University of Stirling
The University of Stirling has helped people living with dementia in East Dunbartonshire care homes to create digital self portraits as part of a creative arts project. Watch short film about the project.
Everyday Creativity in Later Life: Art, Technology and Community
Dr Jonathan Gross, 64 million Artists (The Baring Foundation)
Report summarising the activity and findings of the Do, Think, Share action research project run by 64 Million Artists in collaboration with Leicester Ageing Together (LAT). The overarching aim of this report is to examine the implications of that project for understanding the roles of creativity and digital technology in later life.
Salmagundi Films
Salmagundi Films is a not for profit arts organisation that uses film and stop frame animation as a platform for creative expression.
Projects in care home settings include The Person Within – digital self portraits and stop-frame animation films.