Phoebe Collins (age 17)
Impington Village College
Title : The dispersion of identity in the minds of the demented
Category : Neurodegeneration - the silent killer
PC : My piece looks at the destruction of the minds of people who suffer from dementia. Each seed represents a brain cell, which is slowly being dragged away from the mind. The mask is both the disguising of the illness which many sufferers feel necessary to put on, to fit in with society. I also see it as the personality and identity, which can be lifted away once the illness has infected the brain. I also tried to use photos of women of different backgrounds, to show how dementia can affect all people of different walks of life.
Judges comments : This is a beautiful and painstaking piece of work.