MOMENT: Touch of Death

A unique project by photographer Gabriela Teplická and the mobile hospice Most domov documents the accompaniment of dying patients and their loved ones in the home environment. 

As part of the third year of the MOMENT awareness project, we have prepared the following program:

• 15:30 Guided tour with the author of the exhibition.

• 16:00 Discussion about life, dying, death and grief with the doctor of the hospice Mudr. Hajster Vozárová, the director of the Facility for Seniors in Trnava Anna Menkynová and the sociologist, forecaster and publicist Fedor Gál.

• 18:00 Benefit concert by Martin Geišberg

When confronted with death, we are filled with concerns, fear, a sense of uncertainty, polemics about the meaning of life, but also the power of love and closeness. The project "MOMENT: The Touch of Death" materializes these emotions, the power of the moment and makes us aware of leaving this world through documentary photography. The exhibition provides a space to discuss these topics openly, directly, with respect and kindness.

The event was created with the support of the Bratislava City Hall, the Bratislava Cultural and Information Center (BKIS) and the League against Cancer.

GUESTS
Mgr. Anna Menkynová, MBA – director of a facility for seniors, expert in the field of social services and chairwoman of the Association for the Support of Palliative and Hospice Care in the Slovak Social Service. She has long been dedicated to improving the quality of social services and developing a palliative approach in social service facilities, with an emphasis on connecting social and health care.

Fedor Gal – sociologist, forecaster, publicist and one of the prominent faces of the Gentle Revolution. He speaks for a long time and very openly about aging, dying, a dignified death and the finitude of life.

Martin Geisberg – an actor, presenter and musician whose poetics combines subtle humor with the big themes of life.

Patricia Jarjabkova Garajova – a long-time presenter, she highlights people with mental disabilities and, more recently, the topics of death and dying.

Organizers
Gabriela Teplická QEP – internationally awarded photographer and vice president of the Association of Professional Photographers of the Slovak Republic. Her work focuses on long-term social documentation and societal themes.

Dr. Zuzana Hajster Vozárová – founder of the mobile hospice Most domov and the children's mobile hospice Most domov deťom, an anesthesiologist and palliative doctor with experience from NÚDCH, Plamienok no and the palliative department of the NOU.

Mobile Hospice Bridge Home cares for terminally ill and dying patients and their families in the Trnava region. Provides palliative care, psychological, social and spiritual support to patients and their families in the safety of their homes

We are looking forward to you!