For most people, a visit to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary can be a trying and difficult experience.
But a north-east project has, since 2012, attempted to help patients and visitors overcome this by refurbishing the hospital’s busiest walkways, by displaying artwork.
Yesterday, Grampian Hospitals Art Trust (GHAT) unveiled its latest exhibition, on the hospital’s main corridor.
The work hung in the exhibition ranges from large-scale pieces to smaller, individual works, across a variety of mediums.
The artwork was chosen by Stuart Thomson and Alan Dolan, an NHS Grampian joiner and postman, and a graduate from Gray’s School of Art, Ashleigh Christie.
All three worked with Fraser Macdonald, the collection manager, to choose work from the trust’s collection for the main corridor.
Mr MacDonald said: “I enjoyed the conversations and interactions with visitors and staff as the artworks were laid out along the corridor whilst the choices were made.
“The quality of the arts collection managed by GHAT never creases to amaze me. The people of the area have constant contact with these works via one of the biggest publicly accessible venues in the north-east.”
Sally Thomson, GHAT director, added: “This project illustrates just how important the artwork along the corridors is to people during their visit to the hospital.
“Every day I see people pause in the corridors to look at the artworks, a quiet break from their primary reason to be here.”