Film-strip, Papworth Surround, Diorama Clouds and Sky Circles at New Papworth Hospital

Commission for permanent installations by Future City for the Outpatients and Critical Care Area of the new Royal Papwoth Hospital, Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

Research explores temporal and spatial aspects of image perception including stillness and movement, rhythm and continuity, scale, level of abstraction and specificity, representation and transparency and health and wellbeing.

Commemorating the original Papworth Hospital and Papworth experiment the installations in the new hospital create varying environments for patients, visitors and staff: 360degree film-strip installation for a 457 m2 waiting area, a double-sided diorama installation with layers of translucent film dividing the entrance atrium and the staff room, custom made circular lightboxes with two layers of photographic film and dimmers for interview rooms ranging from 1.40m to 0.60m diameter.

Film-strip, Papworth Surround
Photographic analogue film-strip taken at the former Royal Papworth Hospital grounds
Panels (5), size varied 8.65 x 3.20 – 1.48 x 3.20 m, Large scale latex print, Outpatient Waiting Area

Diorama clouds
Layers of colour hue shifted photographs, Transparent and translucent film on glass (front and back)
Panels (8), size 1.60 x 2.20 m each
Main entrance foyer and staff room

Sky circles
Dual colour analogue transparencies
LED lighting and dimmers
Circular light boxes (5) size varied 1.40 – 0.60 m
Interview rooms and Staff Room