We were invited to Donarte 2023 to give a presentation on the significance of organ donation memorial artworks.
Donarte 2023 marked the second global conference hosted in Messina, Sicily, from September 29th to October 1st. The event derived its name from the amalgamation of "donation" and "art". The collective mission was to facilitate the exchange of invaluable knowledge to foster progress in this vital topic.
A few years ago we designed and installed a very large wall artwork to recognise and commemorate organ donation at Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent. Dr Gillian Fargher, Chair of the Organ and Tissue Donation Committee, and also Regional Chair, along with Dr Paul Hayden the Clinical Lead for Organ Donation, wanted to remember every organ and tissue donor. And with a lot of determined effort on their part to overcome some difficult hurdles … the resulting artwork is here!