Biophilia – DAONB Health Channel
showcasing the relationship between landscape, art and wellbeing at Dorset County Hospital.
recently Dorset AONB have supported the development of a new channel of artist’s film and video related to the Dorset Landscape, through their Sustainable Development Fund. This channel is available for free to patients and visitors to Dorset County Hospital, including patients in isolation units and public waiting areas. The project is part of an ongoing use of digital technology to provide contact with nature which has been evidenced to have psychological benefits by reducing stress, by having a positive effect on mental restoration and direct physical health benefits, such as increased longevity and reduced pain killer use. Films on show in the new channel include works by Ivon Oates, Sue Palmer, Robert Golden, Dave Young (Pod Films), Sam Stewart, Stephen Banks, Matt Stockman, Ben Symonds, Geoff Dunlop, Phil Bambridge / Nathan Filer, Ted Evans, Matt Stockman, Michael Jenner and Alex Murdin (all of whom are thanked for their support of the project).
http://www.ivonoates.co.uk/ivonoates.co.uk/blog/Entries/2011/10/24_s_i_g_n_s.html
http://www.ivonoates.co.uk/ivonoates.co.uk/new_technologies.html
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