Event overview
An exhibition of artwork from patients at St Christopher's Hospice, Sydenham
This exhibition of patient artwork from St Christopher's Hospice offers an emotional encounter, inviting the viewer to reflect upon life and death, loss and change, and one's own mortality. The art challenges perceptions of dying, disability and the death taboo that is prominent in Western cultures. It makes real the life force that is so strong in us all, raising questions about legacy and the role of art at the end of life.
This project brought together patients who visit St Christopher’s Hospices over a period of two months during the summer of 2013. Groups came together daily and our aim was to create seven large pieces of art. The transient nature of the patient population meant that groups were ever changing, and many people have been involved in the collaboration.
Together we focussed on using paint, text and collage. Our discussions centred on:
• living in the summertime
• the world we live in
• living with serious illness
Some groups decided on creating a defined image. Other groups began painting and let the process unfold. We explored patterning, layering of textures, celebration of colours and images, metaphors, figures, landscapes and text.
Many people enjoyed the challenge of expressing freely while acknowledging they were part of a collective process where negotiation, compromise and generosity were needed. The results display a celebration of life with all of its turbulence, detail, depth and variety.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2013 |
4:00pm - 8:00pm The exhbition will run from the 18 November to the 2 December |
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| 19 Nov 2013 | 9:00am - 8:00pm | |
| 20 Nov 2013 | 9:00am - 8:00pm | |
| 21 Nov 2013 | 9:00am - 8:00pm | |
| 22 Nov 2013 | 9:00am - 8:00pm | |
| 25 Nov 2013 | 9:00am - 8:00pm | |
| 26 Nov 2013 | 9:00am - 8:00pm | |
| 27 Nov 2013 | 9:00am - 8:00pm | |
| 28 Nov 2013 | 9:00am - 8:00pm | |
| 29 Nov 2013 | 9:00am - 8:00pm | |
| 2 Dec 2013 | 9:00am - 1:00pm |
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