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Sinéad Lucey
HSE Heroes, The Wonderful Staff of St. Joseph’s Ward, St. Columba’s Care Home, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, April 2020, 2020
Oil on wood panel, 38 x 56 cm
This portrait was painted as part of ‘Portraits for HSE Heroes’, an artist initiative in support of frontline workers during the early period of the Covid-19 crisis. While paying tribute to the staff of St. Columba’s Hospital, the portrait also explores the relationships between the institution and the workers, both as a group and as individuals. The artist notes, “The bright April light creates a rhythmically coloured scene which acts as a counterpoint to the atmosphere of anxiety, experienced by the workers as they cared for their patients.”
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