Recycling hospital materials into art workshop

Abstract

A workshop called “I’m a super hero” has been carried out for children and teens that have to go regularly to the Dialysis Units and Oncology wards of the Gregorio Marañón Hospital. The workshop consists of creating toy-sculptures made with recycled hospital equipment. This workshop has been useful to carry out the “Yayoi Fishbowl” proposal, based on the aesthetics of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, building visual-crystallized pieces in a fishbowl, letting the patient create multiple forms of relationship with Contemporary Art, the contemplation of artwork by itself and, finally, the satisfaction of sharing knowledge. We think it’s a better way for patients to spend their time at the Hospital, and it also contributes to environment preservation and diffusion of Contemporary Art.