12 November 2006
it reminds me of when I was young and used to go outside
'..the reality was that patients already spent inordinate periods of time wandering up and down the space. I had accepted this reality and created a calmer and more restful environment in which they could spend time.'
With the redevelopment of the main corridor at Dykebar Hospital complete we talked to the artist Donald Urquhart about the making of this new work.
Full interview and images of the finished space.
01 November 2006
Flotsam
‘It was like being in the water after the ship had sunk,
having music was like having a plank to hang onto.’ (P)
Courtyard of the hospital at Arles (1889)
by Vincent Van Gogh
BBC Radio 4 Case Notes. This week Dr Mark Porter finds out whether art and music can really help to improve people’s health and well-being.
Mike White from the Centre for Arts and Humanities in Health & Medicine believes the arts have a therapeutic effect. There’s growing evidence that they can bring about physical changes to the body. Research has suggested that patients who listen to live music in hospital need fewer drugs and recover more quickly.
Professor Paul Robertson has studied the effect of music on the brain, and especially how it can help people with mental health problems.
In Bristol the Royal Children’s Hospital was designed with the help of artists to help create a relaxed and interesting environment for children and their families.
Full Transcript of Case Notes.
