Re-Connect
Design Practices: Textile Design, Experience Design, Interior Design, Urban Intervention



Can the introduction of nature change the perception and experience of a hospital?

Inside the maze of architecture at Homerton Hospital, East London, a courtyard lies overlooked with unfulfilled potential. The backdrop to this scene is a huge brick wall, which dominates the view from within.

ReConnect connects nature to the hospital experience and aims to create positive change for the patients, visitors and staff at the Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (RNRU) at Homerton Hospital.

Nature is all around us, but it is rare that we have the time to observe and take in the beauty of its progress and transformation over time. On pierced white screens flowering climbing plants grow and invite onlookers to explore the garden. Evolving from a sterile white floral lace, plants spread across the screens gradually transforming the space as they grow and flower. The flowering plants interweave the artificial with the natural, promoting healing and positive transformation.

The time-based installation emphasizes the benefits plants can bring to a hospital environment. A slight alteration to a deprived space can positively affect the hospital experience for patients, staff and visitors, making the environment more welcoming and human.


Key Collaborators:
Shaun Caton (Art Curator, Homerton Hospital), Caf Fean (Location research and interview), William Gurley (Concept development and design), Rakhi Rajani.
Special thanks to: Dr. Trevor Turner (Homerton Hospital), John (Growing Life shop), Mette Sørensen (Århus Hospital), Winnie Jørgensen (Ergo-therapist, Vejle Hospital), Stephen Pettet-Smith (Exeter Hospital), Spike Spondike, Hannah Lewis, Paula Delgado, Satoko Onisi, Caroline Lowe, Momoko Mizutani, Ruth Briones Ruibal







Contact:
Pernille Snedker Hansen
07962461151
snedker3@yahoo.dk