For Barts Hospital Staff only – register FREE by email
This event is exclusively for Barts Hospital staff and patients, to register your place please email: bookings@bartsheritage.org.uk
About the event
Barts Heritage has partnered with Limina Collective, specialists in mindful art observation, for this online session, which invites participants to slow down and experience art in a reflective and restorative way.
During this session, we will take a close look at William Hogarth’s painting The Pool of Bethesda, which was installed in 1736 in the Grade I listed North Wing of St Bartholomew’s Hospital in the City of London. This setting adds an additional layer of historical and emotional resonance to the painting.
After a short guided meditation, we will spend time being gently led through a sustained and attentive looking practice, followed by writing prompts designed to help explore personal responses to the artwork. We will tune into specific details within the painting, hear about Hogarth as an artist, the social and historical context of the work’s creation, and how it relates to other paintings of its period. The session will also introduce the principles and benefits of slow looking at art, including its capacity to foster presence, insight, and wellbeing.
About Limina Collective
Lucia van der Drift is an experienced teacher and writer specialising in mindful art engagement and guided meditation. She is a founding member of Limina Collective, who have been contributing to the emerging international field of mindfulness in museums since 2018, through bespoke workshops and recordings for cultural institutions.
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