Seniors on Mars
Piotr Kierner beside a screen showing a VR headset, speaking to older adults seen from behind.

We asked one question.

  1. “What do you want to see?”

    The peaks of mountains. The stars. A roller coaster.

    An older woman in a VR headset laughs on a sofa while the friend beside her turns to watch.
  2. We went to them.

    Nursing homes, senior centers, hospitals, hospices, private homes.

  3. Never alone.

    At least two young people, even with a group of ten.

    Piotr Kierner shows a VR headset to five older adults on a sofa and an armchair.
An older woman in a VR headset sits among friends around a table in a community room. They smile and talk. One man's T-shirt reads: Me! 40? I demand a recount!

I watched people who had not spoken in weeks describe memories with a clarity that surprised their own caregivers.

“…we marked it as one of the most memorable evenings this year.”

Bob

The young people change too.

Part of the point was breaking stereotypes among young people about older individuals, and bridging these two worlds together.

Who should see the world next?

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