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| Bristol exhibition of 40,138 flowers for unpaid carers opens | Bristol exhibition of 40,138 flowers for unpaid carers opens |
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| Carina, the exhibition's organiser, is herself an unpaid carer for her mother and father | Carina, the exhibition's organiser, is herself an unpaid carer for her mother and father |
| A new exhibition has opened to highlight the work carried out by unpaid carers. | A new exhibition has opened to highlight the work carried out by unpaid carers. |
| Invisible Army's 40,138 exhibit at the Bristol Galleries Shopping Centre uses the same number of flowers to represent each unpaid carer in the city. | Invisible Army's 40,138 exhibit at the Bristol Galleries Shopping Centre uses the same number of flowers to represent each unpaid carer in the city. |
| Carina Andrews, a carer and organiser of the display said it was a "great visualisation" of the sheer number of carers out there. | Carina Andrews, a carer and organiser of the display said it was a "great visualisation" of the sheer number of carers out there. |
| She said: "Carers are often hidden behind closed doors, unseen, unheard." | She said: "Carers are often hidden behind closed doors, unseen, unheard." |
| "We have a carer's allowance, but it works out as £1.90 per hour for a 35-hour week, which is below minimum wage. | "We have a carer's allowance, but it works out as £1.90 per hour for a 35-hour week, which is below minimum wage. |
| "We wanted to make sure that these carers were seen and heard, and known to our community because they're keeping people alive." | "We wanted to make sure that these carers were seen and heard, and known to our community because they're keeping people alive." |
| Ms Andrews said it has taken her a year to collect all the flowers, working with community groups and schools across the city to make them. | Ms Andrews said it has taken her a year to collect all the flowers, working with community groups and schools across the city to make them. |
| The mock living room is designed to look like it is being used by someone receiving care | The mock living room is designed to look like it is being used by someone receiving care |
| She has been a carer for her mother and father since the age of five, looking after her father with Parkinson's disease and her mother's mental and physical health needs. | She has been a carer for her mother and father since the age of five, looking after her father with Parkinson's disease and her mother's mental and physical health needs. |
| The exhibition is a mock-up of her parent's living room, which has been adapted with a downstairs bed. | The exhibition is a mock-up of her parent's living room, which has been adapted with a downstairs bed. |
| "There's a commode, a TV, and a bed and some chairs - this is the space that we live in," Ms Andrews said. | "There's a commode, a TV, and a bed and some chairs - this is the space that we live in," Ms Andrews said. |
| The room features details such as tablet boxes and a commode | The room features details such as tablet boxes and a commode |
| "We've got many carer's stories on the wall, mothers who are caring for their children with liver failure, to people caring for others with dementia. | "We've got many carer's stories on the wall, mothers who are caring for their children with liver failure, to people caring for others with dementia. |
| "It is overwhelming that there is this army of people out there who can understand what they're all going through. | "It is overwhelming that there is this army of people out there who can understand what they're all going through. |
| "Lots of people said it was impossible to make 40,000 flowers but here we are." | "Lots of people said it was impossible to make 40,000 flowers but here we are." |
| Her exhibition will run on the top floor of the Galleries until 12 December. | Her exhibition will run on the top floor of the Galleries until 12 December. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Carers | Carers |
| Young carers | Young carers |
| Bristol | Bristol |