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Microscopic
Particles
Barbara Jones
Roald Dahl and Linda McCartney Centres, Royal Liverpool Hospital (Until
30th November 2007)
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I hate hospitals, especially the Royal Liverpool Hospital, so a voluntary
trip to it would ordinarily be unheard of. But for the purposes of this
review I had to go. As I got nearer the grim-brown building loomed over
me. For a building whose sole purpose is to cure and rehabilitate it literally
oozes phlegm, as I found my way to the entrance through the Lambert &
Butler haze.
I found my way to the Roald Dahl centre to view Jones’ work. Her
artwork is a contribution to an Extraordinary Journey, a Culture Company
funded initiative. An Extraordinary Journey celebrates Liverpool’s
history of health and well-being. Jones’ work focuses on the stimulation
of the production of ‘good’ micro particles, by producing
images showing this process in action.
Her swirling images grab you and sucked me in. I found myself staring
intensely at the patterns, colours and shapes, losing myself in their
scientific beauty. The images took me away from the grim hospital and
allowed me to lose myself. And this was why I loved them. They were interesting,
unpretentious and a perfect escape route from the hospital green walls
and laminate floors, the constant reminders of the dismal building I am
residing in.
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