Created in collaboration with artist Matthew Paley, Sundowning is a 14‑minute audio documentary on dementia and its care.
The work presents, without narration or commentary, a series of voicemail messages left by a 67-year-old man in the middle stages of frontotemporal dementia, a progressive disorder affecting memory, behavior, and language. The voicemails were left over the span of a few days and are exhibited with the permission of his family.
To hear Sundowning in its entirety, please dial the number below.
+1 (617) 286–2739Sundowning was made possible through the support and contributions of Julie Douglas, Roger Hayn, Todd Krolczyk, Sarita Alami, Lillian Beaudoin, Jake Teresi, Dr. Bradford Dickerson, Dr. Paul Raia, Dr. Janet Sherman, Dr. Laura Goldman, Eric Kessler, Katie Brandt, Amy Almeida, the Frontotemporal Disorders (FTD) Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, as well as Don, Doug, and Gus.
