From My Perspective
'From My Perspective' is a creative, music-based service involving audio-recorded life story interviews with hospice patients. Combining spoken voice, music, and bespoke sound design, each interview is transformed into a unique, personalised listening experience.
The project emerged from a deeply personal experience - inspired by recording his terminally ill grandfather's life stories, Isaac Gibson recognised the profound emotional value of preserving voices and memories. What began as a personal gift evolved into a structured intervention, now working with hospice patients across Northern Ireland.
''I'm Really Glad That I'm Still Alive in Order to See This''
- Hospice Participant
Each story is participant-centred: if someone recalls camping as a child, their narration is woven together with forest ambience, crackling fire, and original music - capturing not just words, but a sense of self.
The project has been featured by the BBC, presented at TEDx Queen's University Belfast, and published in the BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care journal.
‘’What an amazing memory to have, we honestly can't thank you enough’’
- Family Member of Participant
Each story is participant-centred: if someone recalls camping as a child, their narration is woven together with forest ambience, crackling fire, and original music - capturing not just words, but a sense of self.
Each completed listening experience is delivered in a handcrafted 'Memory Box' - a purpose-built wooden device with its own built-in speakers and headphone port. Resembling a vintage radio, the box features a volume knob, on/off switch, and a 9-track selector, allowing you and your family to choose and listen to specific chapters of a life story. Every Memory Box is individually wood-burnt with the participant's name, making it a truly unique legacy object.
Everyone should have a chance to tell their story. From My Perspective is a creative, music-based service that captures your life in a deeply personal listening experience - your voice, your memories, your music.
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