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Tribe

Tribe

Client

NHS ROHE / Stanmore Hospital

year

2018

role

Suspended Sculpture / Public Art

Project Description

'Tribe' is a 33-foot suspended artwork made of 50 colourful, fabricated heads, spanning four floors of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital’s main atrium. Inspired by the idea that every role in the NHS is vital—like members of a tribe—the work celebrates the diverse individuals who keep the hospital running. Based on profile photos taken during a workshop of patients, staff, volunteers, and others connected to the hospital, the heads were sculpted in Jesmonite and painted in horizontal layers to reflect the NHS’s rich diversity, interconnectedness, and humanity.