COVID-19
“Autonomy is one of the joys of encountering art”
(4 minute read) It’s not just about the exhibits. Even in Covid-times, museums and galleries should also consider the quality of the visitors’ experience, argues Tascha von Uexkull.
The right use of a sacred space?
NEW CONVERSATIONAL VIDEO – Sean Organ interviews Canon Jan McFarlane to discuss the sacred space of Lichfield Cathedral being used as a Vaccination Centre.
The Olympics – but not as you know it
(4 minute read) Brian Clarke argues that the Olympics may need changes beyond the ones enforced this year by the pandemic.
Lichfield Cathedral & Vaccine Centre: ‘here to facilitate wholeness and healing’
(2 minute read) Lichfield Cathedral seems an unusual site for a Covid vaccination centre, but through his photo reportage and interview with Canon Jan McFarlane, Sean Organ captures a deeper meaning in this being a place that provides good health.
Taking a bit of heaven into hell …
(4 minute read) “I saw nurses hand over their own mobile phones for patients to say their final goodbye to crying relatives.” Natasha Pritchard recalls her experiences of hospital chaplaincy during the pandemic.
“The world has begun to forget about Syria and that’s painful.”
(2 minute read) Coronavirus is causing the West to forget the people of Syria who are still in desperate need of healing after almost a decade of conflict – according to a nun who has risked her life to provide urgent aid.
Arrivals at The Station: food, essentials, gifts and more
(2 mins) In his latest monochrome photo article, Sean Organ meets the inspiring landlord of a pub in Birmingham, England. The Station Pub has become the heart of a new community project that offers food and essentials to those in need through the UK lockdowns.
From booze to belief …
(6 minute read)
Ben Thompson says more people are asking the ‘Big Questions’ beyond the bottle.
Half a kilo of hope and a bag of resilience please …
(3 mins) In this photo article, Sean Organ uses beautiful, monochrome images to take the reader on a tour of an award winning market set up by a group of volunteers near Birmingham, England.
Being a grandma in a time of pandemic …
(7 minute read)
Marian Green misses physical contact with her grandchildren but is finding new (and old) ways to keep in touch.
