Public Art at Southmead

2014

10 minutes 18 seconds

This film explores the role that art plays in the new Brunel building at Southmead Hospital Bristol. Interviews with members of the project team and the artists commissioned to create artworks for the new hospital address the questions of why art should be integrated into the fabric of the building, what role it plays, and why the artists have responded in the way that they have.

Peter Randall-Page created the work ‘Source 2013’ for this project.

The programme is led by arts in healthcare specialists Willis Newson, commissioned by the developers of the new site, Carillion. Underpinning the project is a close collaboration between North Bristol NHS Trust, architects Building Design Partnership (BDP), the commissioned artists, Carillion and Willis Newson.