Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead’s principal acute hospital, has commissioned several site-specific artworks. The arts in health programme began here in 1988, and commissions have been managed and supported by Gateshead Libraries and Arts.
The new Treatment Centre designed by Ryder HKS Architects prioritised the role of artwork in terms of the patient experience and commissioned artists to make work that engages patients throughout their visit.
‘Look, Reflect and Recover’ was created to be viewed from patients’ bedroom windows and transforms two roof service areas into tranquil roof top gardens with blue glass bead fountains, and a ‘river’ of coloured limestone.
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Image courtesy of Lorna Green
Artist(s)
Lorna Green.
Client
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Gateshead
Completion Date
2005
