The mission of Painted Hospitals

OUR OBJECTIVE

PAINTING A DREAM AND DISPELLING PATIENTS' FEARS

Ospedali Dipinti® non è una Onlus o una Fondazione, ma è un progetto artistico a disposizione di Associazioni, Onlus, Fondazioni, Aziende o privati che vogliono Donare reparti dipinti a tema a strutture ospedaliere.

Tutto inizia con una richiesta da parte del Policlinico Gemelli di Roma nel 2012, per decorare un corridoio del reparto di radioterapia oncologica. L’opera riscuote immediatamente successo sui pazienti e comincia una richiesta da altri ospedali.
L’artista pensa subito di creare un progetto dedicato dal nome Ospedali Dipinti® con un concetto fondamentale: realizzare le opere solo ed esclusivamente con il contributo delle persone, sponsor, aziende locali oppure in collaborazione con le Onlus e Fondazioni.

Ecco perché la firma più bella e più importante non è quella dell’artista, ma di tutti coloro che, contribuendo, si sentono parte di un progetto di accoglienza al paziente e di supporto ai medici trasformando i reparti in un sogno tutto a colori. Sono ormai 30 gli ospedali italiani che hanno aderito al progetto dove l’artista ha trasformato uno o più ambienti in mondi colorati con cui i piccoli pazienti possono interagire.

'Emotional environments', as the artist himself describes them, 'because the patient is above all a person'.

SILVIO IRILLI guest speaker at Chiesi Group Customer Week

Hadrian's Villa

NOT JUST A DECORATION

Decorating a hospital ward is not just about embellishing a room with pictures.

It means bringing a message of welcome, of support to the doctors who have to follow the patient and accompany him for treatment. Above all, it means giving some relief to patients who have to face a journey where courage and dignity are needed. It becomes even more important when the therapy has to be faced by children, who find themselves in a context that is out of their World. It is important to recreate their World in a hospital ward, so that they can continue to dream. That is why every work I create must interact with the children, telling them a story so that their therapy journey becomes a game. For adults, on the other hand, the settings I create are all about enhancing the local area, so rich in history that it can take them into another dimension.

HOW TO JOIN THE PROJECT OF PAINTED HOSPITALS®

To join the Painted Hospitals® project, it is necessary to have a non-profit organization or Foundation, with which the hospital department collaborates, take charge of the initiative because hospitals and Healthcare do not spend a penny .The costs are financed by the non-profit associations, Foundations that collect donations through fundraising campaigns, or companies that sponsor the works.

A TRUST IN COLOUR

"When I create a work for a paediatric ward, I think about an important aspect, which is how the doctor can win the trust of the child during treatment and therapy. When this happens, an interaction with the surroundings is created and the child listens more confidently to the doctor's instructions for therapy, conveying a message of peace of mind for the parents as well. In this image there is a hug, there are new friends, there is acceptance, helpfulness, but above all there is a lot of TRUST IN COLOURS'.

SILVIO IRILLI ( artist and creator of Painted Hospitals )