An 'inclusive' arts festival for those who do not have the opportunity to go to Glastonbury and the Big Chill etc. The event took place in the grounds of the Day Centre. There was live music, a barbecue, go-karts, art installations, a fire engine and a peace tent. It was a good time to build relationships with the service users, I spoke to many.
I was struck by the level of friendship offered by the people I met, some of whom had real difficulties with conventional communication. The service users often have little concept of personal space. They offer affection freely, uninhibited, not bound by usual social customs. There was something innocent about it all. The dancing, the singing, the pure enjoyment.
However, I witnessed later the presence of adult drives for affection and intimacy. All human beings are complex whatever their cognitive abilities, our need for intimate relationships is the same, the possibility of distortion and self-centredness is the same.
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