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Cumbrian-based Phil Morsman's white fibreglass sculpture for the Royal Lancaster Infirmary marks the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of DNA. Made in twelve sections and back-lit with four neon colours, it is activated as darkness falls so that the intense, glowing colours cross-fade from one strand of the helix to another, and back again. Commenting on the work, installed in December, Morsman said that "DNA represents the focus of cutting edge research in medical science at the beginning of the twenty-first century as well as our genetic links to past and future generations. There is also a similarity of the spiral to the interlacing patterns found in Saxon art, apparently symbolic of the continuity of life". The commission was coordinated by Artery, the hospital's arts for health committee and supported by the Arts Council England's now defunct regional arts lottery programme. The artist's previous commissions have included banners for the the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle and a 100 square metre decorative wall scheme for the Bedson Lecture Theatre at University of Newcastle. • An exhibition of work at Ipswich Hospital by Jean Baitey explores the connection between...
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