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Drawing on the Irish cultural tradition of the tinte\u00e1n (hearth), the project uses visual art, conversation, and storytelling to foster social connection, creative expression, and wellbeing among older people living in residential care.<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\">Historically, the hearth was the centre of Irish domestic life \u2013 a place where stories were shared, food was prepared, and relationships were nurtured. This project reimagines the hearth within a residential care setting, positioning the Activities room, dining room, hallways, and residents\u2019 rooms as creative and welcoming spaces for exchange, reflection, and expression.<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\">Visual art-making is used as a social and relational practice, rather than an outcome-driven activity. The emphasis is on process, listening, and memory, and supporting residents to reflect on ideas of home, belonging, identity, and lived experience.<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\">The aims of this project are to support older people in residential care to engage in meaningful creative activity, to reduce social isolation through shared artistic and conversational experiences, to value, record, and celebrate residents\u2019 life stories and personal histories. 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