LATEST NEWS (24/11/2004)
Belfast YMCA donate creation mural to Royal Group of Hospitals
One of Belfast’s largest murals- the work of a gifted Northern Ireland artist – has been given a new home in the Children’s Hospital as a result of ‘creative co-operation’ in the interest of young people.
A 70ft long ‘wall of art’ created for the City of Belfast YMCA when it was based in Wellington Place now enlivens the Paul Ward in the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children.
The mosaic, made from hundreds of thousands of vitreous glass pieces, depicts scenes from the creation with wonderful images of animals and nature.
The artist responsible for the work in the seventies – Desmond Kinney – has since gained international recognition for his work with architectural murals in Dublin, London, Brussels and Paris as well as North America.
When the Belfast YMCA moved to its new location in Lagan Meadows in South Belfast it looked for a new site for a unique example of the artist’s talent.
“We learned of the Royal’s need for works of art that would help to promote the psychological, emotional and spiritual well-being of patients and hospital users and met with a willing reception from those in charge of its arts and environment project,” said Howard Davey, general secretary.
The work of separating the 17 panels making up the mural’s span and reassembling it at its Grosvenor Road location was one that required exceptional care and skill to protect an irreplaceable piece of art.
“Happily the re-location is now complete and patients and visitors can admire an architectural feature with which some of the older people may have been familiar,” said Hilary Cromie, the arts coordinator of the project.
The Royal Hospitals comprise four major hospitals on a seventy-acre site – the Royal Victoria Hospital, Royal-Jubilee Maternity Hospital, the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children and the Dental Hospital.
“Both organisations share common cause in the care and development of young people and I am delighted that the project team saw fit to place the mural in a healthcare environment where it can be enjoyed both by patients and those who visit them,” said Mr Davey.
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