ダウンロード "Making Art | Art + Psychiatric Intensive Care"

“Art brings these ward spaces to life; it opens up corridors and walls to imaginative vistas, it shakes people’s imaginations.” Susie Hamilton, Artist at Askew Ward This film coincides with an exhibition that celebrates our most ambitious project to date, spanning across three Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) for men in London. The collaboration between Askew Ward (West London NHS Trust), Bevan Ward (East London NHS Foundation Trust) and Titian Ward (North East London NHS Foundation Trust) saw the creation of 18 site-specific artworks by critically acclaimed artists. This exhibition is the only opportunity that the public will have to encounter the artworks that have been permanently installed on the wards. Each artist spent time with service users and staff on the wards, leading creative sessions that became the inspiration for their work. Among the workshops, Giles Deacon created cartoons, Mark Wallinger led drawing from life, Chila Burman taught Basquiat inspired portraits and Mark Titchner made ribbon alphabets. Each artist listened to people’s experiences, drew on their talents and ideas; and created artworks that bring imagination, new perspectives and elements of the outside world into the hospital environment. Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) provide mental health care for people whose acute distress, absconding risk and suicidal or challenging behaviour needs a secure environment beyond that which can normally be provided on an open psychiatric ward. Considered to be the most difficult and restrictive inpatient mental health setting, PICUs can be very clinical and sterile places. Through this project, Hospital Rooms aims to bring outstanding art and creative activity to the people in these spaces. Film + music by Mael Henaff