Medway Maritime Hospital

CALMING ART FOR CRITICAL CARE – THE TRANSFORMATION

In the wake of the Covid pandemic, the tireless Medway Hospital staff found themselves as drained as the uninspiring environment that surrounded them. After enduring demanding hours in the ICU and HDU units, a wave of change was required in order to breathe new life into the atmosphere for both the dedicated staff and visiting families.

MEDWAY HERO BOARDS

A few years ago we designed and installed a very large wall artwork to recognise and commemorate organ donation at Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent. Dr Gillian Fargher, Chair of the Organ and Tissue Donation Committee, and also Regional Chair, along with Dr Paul Hayden the Clinical Lead for Organ Donation, wanted to remember every organ and tissue donor. And with a lot of determined effort on their part to overcome some difficult hurdles … the resulting artwork is here!

Behind the Scenes - Medway DNA Artwork

During last summer we were creating this project that includes a 2.5m tall revolving DNA sculpture and accompanying wall artworks to promote clinical research. The installation was originally planned for the end of October but unfortunately because of COVID-19 the artwork was sitting in storage until we were able to travel down to Medway.

We are still working in lockdown!

Now the whole country is in a second Lockdown, but as we already work from our dedicated home-based studios this hasn’t changed how …