GLADE

Client : NHS Lothian Charity
Location : East Lothian Community Hospital, Haddington, Scotland
Status : Completed 2022
Engineers : Elliott Wood
Fabricator : A.S Fabrications
Curator : Roundtable Projects
Photography : Cro + Kow
Film : Play North, Nicol Craig & Eilidh Munro

Glade is a kinetic sculpture designed for the atrium of East Lothian Community Hospital. The piece is inspired by the feeling of being within an opening of a forest. The artwork uses thousands of translucent discs which gently rotate when the air moves. The overall aim of the of installation is to reduce anxiety in the patients who are waiting for their appointments.