There was a special unveiling of new artwork by artist Nuala Clarke in the John Stearne Library in the Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James’s Hospital yesterday [Thursday, December 12th, 2024]
Gathered at the event, were Professor Colin Doherty, Director of the School of Medicine, Professor Jim Malone, Robert Boyle Professor (Emeritus), Librarian and College Archivist, Helen Shenton and Deputy Head of Readers’ Services (Reading Room Services & Space), Peter Dudley along with colleagues from Trinity disAbility Service, the School of Medicine and Library.
On the occasion of the unveiling, Peter Dudley said:
“Today’s unveiling of this uniquely abstract artwork by Nuala Clarke gifted by the Robert Boyle Foundation will contribute to the Library’s ongoing development of learning environments designed for quiet study, rest and relaxation for our students. The paintings will add a reflective note to the Library space and sensory environment for our students as they work and study.”
The Robert Boyle Foundation named after the great 17th century Irish scientist commissioned Nuala Clarke to create these abstract paintings that draw on Boyle's texts.
Nuala Clarke’s abstract paintings were inspired by Boyle’s book on the nature and interactions of colour. They encourage her to “conduct her own promiscuous experiments within the realm of light, colour, reflection, and refraction − where colour and form are felt out and structure shifts until a rightness or truth is felt,” the artist explained.
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Pictured in the image are:
Deputy Head of Readers’ Services (Reading Room Services & Space), Peter Dudley, Professor Jim Malone, Robert Boyle Professor (Emeritus), Artist Nuala Clarke & Professor Colin Doherty, Director of the School of Medicine at the unveiling.