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“Quo Vadis” is an interactive boat that provides a multi-sensory experience for residents of the retirement home, many of whom suffer from dementia, helping to trigger happy memories.
Artists Create Interactive Boat In The Garden Of A Home For People With Dementia
After working on it on and off for almost a year, Front 404, Dutch artists Thomas voor ‘t Hekke and Bas van Oerle, recently finished an interactive boat installation that serves as the centerpiece of the inner garden of the Nieuw Rijsenburgh retirement home in the Netherlands. It was named Quo Vadis, which is Latin for “Whither goest thou?” or “Where are you traveling?” — Quo Vadis provides a multi-sensory interactive experience for residents of the home, many of whom spent their younger years working on the water or in the harbour, and now suffer from dementia.
The boat is the centerpiece of the inner garden of the Nieuw Rijsenburgh retirement home in the Netherlands Front 404 first bought an old Norwegian sloop from the 1940s that was rotting away and converted it to be placed in the garden, adding a walkway, a comfy bench and most importantly, a wheelhouse. Source: Front404
Retired fishermen with dementia can set sail again without leaving their care home The interactive boat that serves as the centerpiece of the inner garden of the Nieuw Rijsenburgh retirement home in the Netherlands. Source: Facebook/BrightVibes
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