Bringing
Hope to
Hospital
Patients
The Foundation
for Photo Art
T
By Renee Phillips
here is growing scientific
evidence which confirms
that certain types of art,
such as soothing nature
images, can actually reduce
pain, anxiety and stress. Based on
this knowledge an increasing number
of hospitals are decorating their
walls with art as a way to enhance
the well-being and recovery process
of their patients.
Elaine Poggi is an extraordinary
nature photographer who lives in
ta y
r tm th r h n
r
as a juror for the annual Manhattan
152
Arts International “The Healing
Power of Art” exhibition and
t on o h r
rant ora
photographs for the exhibition.
The artist, who has been using her
ta nt to r a th h a in
n t
of art throughout the world,
explains: “I have been given a gift: I
am aware of and can see the world’s
beauty all around me. I capture this
beauty with my camera, and then my
greatest joy is to share it with those
ho ar
ff rin in ho ita
When Poggi visited her mother in
ABOVE
Photograph by
Roberta London,
one of the
participants in
the Foundation’s
Program
Tuscan
un o er
Photograph by
Elaine Poggi