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66 or 67

As part of my Arts Council England DYCP activity I wanted to investigate the creative project potential of exploring attitudes towards retirement and the stories that are often hidden behind an exterior image. 

I have begun my exploration process by using an Instax Square instant camera to gather images and stories.  By asking the participants to write on the instant prints we were able to capture each story in a nutshell.  Here are the first two anthologies focussing on self image of ageing and career journeys.  These are questions I often ponder on when thinking about my own life and experience.

One of the first things I learned was that, as opposed to pensionable age, retirement age and retirement activity vary widely.   The original working title was 'Retirement' which evolved into '66' referring to pensionable age.  Then I discovered I can't get my pension (and more importantly my bus pass) until I'm 67!  

What age are you and what age do you feel inside?


What did you want to be when you were younger and what work do you do now?

Amanda McCormack - Artist / Photographer
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​I had the pleasure of working with Mandi on a museum resilience project in 2021. I was impressed with her work as the lead creative practitioner. In my role as evaluator for the project I appreciated Mandi’s deeply thoughtful approach to deliver the best value for the client and the community it serves within the context of ever-changing COVID circumstances. Mandi was a dedicated and enthusiastic member of the project team who gave 120% and was hugely flexible when directions and deadlines needed to change. She is skilful at her many crafts, inspiring, generous and fun to work with.
Melinda Humphrey, Freelance Evaluator

Mandi is a Creative Practitioner who has both breadth and depth of skills and experience. Mandi's practice is developing and she is very interested in engaging with the community and heritage. She has recently worked on the 'Stay Curious' project at Ilfracombe Museum as artist-in-residence, responding to the Natural History Collection and producing activities and events with a family focus. Mandi never fails to surprise me with her ability to draw on a variety of practice - including photography, film-making, design, animation - and also her ability to respond to the project in hand to make it as successful as possible bringing her energy, ideas and enthusiasm.
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