This is my first art installation. It was done last year and
has been displayed at the annual art exhibition at the Royal Brompton Hospital
where it got me second prize by most popular vote.
Installation has been made out of my recycled oxygen tubing
and intravenous infusion sets. All of it was disinfected few times, washed and
dried. Some of the tubing was soaked in vinegar and food colouring to give it a
slight shade of colour.
No glue was used in the making of the fish and butterfly, only scissors and weaving using Chinese knots.
Food jelly was used to show the liquid instead of a medication.
Glue was used to assemble ready prepared parts for the bed and to put all of the composition into place.
Frame is an IKEA shelf which was the best visible thing to represent hospital room.
Each person who was on the ward during the time of my stay was kind enough to write personal message regarding Cystic Fibrosis on the wristbands for you to read.
Each fish took two to three IV’s sets to make and in total there are 21 fish. All in all, the entire piece is a three weeks’ worth of intravenous treatment.
No glue was used in the making of the fish and butterfly, only scissors and weaving using Chinese knots.
Food jelly was used to show the liquid instead of a medication.
Glue was used to assemble ready prepared parts for the bed and to put all of the composition into place.
Frame is an IKEA shelf which was the best visible thing to represent hospital room.
Each person who was on the ward during the time of my stay was kind enough to write personal message regarding Cystic Fibrosis on the wristbands for you to read.
Each fish took two to three IV’s sets to make and in total there are 21 fish. All in all, the entire piece is a three weeks’ worth of intravenous treatment.
This work represents weeks of me being ill in hospital and I
hope in some way it represents people with Cystic Fibrosis.
