Homerton University Hospital’s newest mural aims to provide care workers and patients with a space to have a break from the often stressful hospital environment.
The mural, which contains local artist Margaux Carpentier’s favourite themes such as flowers, figures and nature, is in a garden where patients, visitors and staff can gather in “a place to heal”. The Trust’s art curator, Shaun Caton, said in a statement: “Taking the surrounding garden area with its […] medicinal plants as inspiration, Margaux has created a wonderfully uplifting and vibrant artwork.”
“I was so happy to do this work for the hospital. I wanted to give people hope with this mural.”
Margaux Carpentier
“There is a utilitarian vision to public art and I like to get into that headspace sometimes. Originally, I drew a spider for the mural. But [the curator] censored it because patients may have phobias of spiders.” She continued: “When I’m working on public art, I’m thinking of how it will be perceived. If it were a personal project, I would have surely made something darker”.
The project took 10 days to complete and was funded by the Trust’s charity arm, Homerton Hope.
