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Garnet Ward 2017
Hospital Rooms has worked together with Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust to commission 6 world class artists to create a series of artistic environments for the Garnet Ward, a locked unit for older people with dementia and other challenges at Highgate Mental Health Centre.
PROJECT INTRODUCTION
Hospital Rooms has worked together with Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust to commission 6 world class artists to create a series of artistic environments for the Garnet Ward, a locked unit for older people with dementia and other challenges at Highgate Mental Health Centre. Our artists have worked in genuine partnership with the mental health professionals, dementia care residents and carers at the ward in the design and implementation of this project. Each artist capitalised on the older residents’ own skills, knowledge and experiences to guide their work, while also referring to existing research in the area of dementia environments.
Niamh White
Co-Founder
Niamh (Pronounced Neve) is a medium height white woman with light brown hair. Her pronouns are she/her. She was born in Dublin, raised in Cornwall and now lives in London.
Niamh does something different every day but mostly loves dreaming up the future of Hospital Rooms. She builds projects, generates funding, monitors our impact and plans for the long term. Niamh is a curator who began her career on the front desk at Hauser & Wirth, worked for Nick Knight at SHOWstudio and has undertaken a variety of independent projects. She has always been fascinated by the ways in which the arts can drive social change. Niamh likes essay collections – a recent favourite is All We Can Save by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K Wilkinson. She likes getting blown around on the Cornish coast.
Tim Shaw
Co-Founder
Tim is a tall man with brown hair and eyes. He lives in London, grew up in Kent and had Welsh, Scottish and Pakistani grandparents. He has Tourettes Syndrome so has some frequent facial and body tics. His pronouns are he/him.
Tim started the charity with Niamh. He raises funds for the projects and works with the different teams on how to deliver their projects. Tim is an artist and makes installations, light sculptures and paintings. He started his career in the arts as an Art Technician and ran his own art installation company for 10 years. With Niamh, outside of Hospital Rooms, he runs an art prize for exceptional emerging artists. He authored a book called Draw & Be Happy. He eats a Mars Ice Cream every day.
“Now people will see
that I am capable of
doing something really good!”
When I woke up this morning I did not even want to open my eyes or draw the curtains.
Taking part in this workshop has brightened my day no end.
Thank You
This project is supported by a wide variety of partners without whom it would not be possible. We are very grateful to: Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, Arts Council England, Garfield Weston Foundation, Liquitex