Art therapies have become a mainstream partner to medicalised healing Murals in hospitals, personalised musical memories for dementia sufferers, a Hillsborough memorial symphony – all give respite to troubled souls. There is a fire extinguisher featured in Bridget Rileys latest artwork, unveiled earlier this week. Several in fact, given they are an obligatory part of the furniture in hospital corridors. And the 56 metres of this arresting mural, with characteristic horizontal lines in bold colours, adorn the 10th floor of St Marys Hospital in London. The charity that commissioned it, Imperial College Healthcare, reasons that the impact is therapeutic on staff as well as the more transient audience of patients. It says high-quality bold murals will offer distraction in surroundings often serially stressful – the ninth floor houses intensive care. theguardian/commentisfree/2014/apr/11/art-therapies-mainstream-medicalised-healing
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 08:39:26 +0000
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