Where Two Minds Collide

Fusion: Where Two Minds Collide connects two organisations, two worlds, and two minds on a quest to fuse them with a simple live brief; to improve healthcare with art and design. This is the original Fusion exhibition exhibited in 2015.

Bath Spa University students across a variety of disciplines from Art, English, and Creative Writing have explored their own art practice within a healthcare context, whilst also respecting a sensitive environment that sees over 500,000 visitors enter its doors every year. Work proposals were judged by an expert panel of judges nominated by Art at the Heart of the RUH for their diverse backgrounds and interests in arts and health. Famous British artists Gavin Turke and Cedric Christie made a special visit to the hospital, where they were joined by Dr. Mike Osborn (Consultant Macmillan Clinical Psychologist) and Steve Boxall (Head of Capital Projects and Chair of the RUH Arts Strategy Group).

From 35 proposals, 30 were carefully selected and installed to complete the exhibition. The work ranges from poetry and painting, photography to contemporary sculpture, and projects to outdoor installations.

(Figures accurate in 2015 when this text was written).