‘Human Rooms’

Lighting designer Efterpi Soropos, describes the process of creating a “Disambiguation Room” - housed at McCulloch House, the inpatient palliative care/hospice unit, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.  The room is a multifunctional art space incorporating light sound, music, smell, texture, colour and image to create an immersive space for patients and their families. 13 mins

Efterpi has established Human Rooms™ - creating environments and immersive spaces which work in harmony with human beings to alleviate stress, anxiety and suffering.   www.humanrooms.com

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Melbourne Zen Hospice

Seikan, director of the  Melbourne Zen Hospice, speaks about  the services  that he and other volunteers provide. The Hospice program is part of a socially-engaged Zen Buddhist organization based in Melbourne, dedicated to providing practical and spiritual outreach support to those facing life’s impermanence through a life-limiting illness. 25 mins

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