the hospital project for the derby silk mill began on site last thursday. in the lead up to the start i experienced feelings of out of comfort zone so strong that i had to spend quite sometime discussing what was happening for me in an attempt to get a better understanding of where i fitted into the project.
these discussions were successful and so far the first two sessions have gone well.
reflecting now about it all the out of comfort zone was about building an expectation of what i would possibly be doing and when it came down to it the project on the ground was evolved beyond what i imagined it to be. i’ve been part of the project development all the way. the shift arrived once we chatted with staff in the hospital and they had chance to process and apply what we had brought to the table.
now the project is live i can see how we are settling into a way of working and i’m really enjoying it. i’m getting fantastic support from the staff both at the museum and the hospital and we’re all working towards understanding what the museums outreach programme to the hospital can look like.
reflecting on the day of the first session. having gone through the massive out of comfort zone the sense of achievement in the evening was so enjoyable.
i’m now so pleased to have written a short piece about the experience as i need to be able to return to this in the future and read about the time i felt great sense of achievement because i saw something through despite at the time there being a fear to do so.
