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M I S S I O NTo change the environment of healthcare facilities by creating colorful, therapeutic murals. Splashes of Hope is a non-profit organization of artists who hand-paint murals in healthcare facilities. Each mural is designed to stimulate the healing process by giving patients a soothing visual focus while in the hospital. The murals transform facility walls and create a comfortable atmosphere for patients, visiting family and hospital staff.
The effect in sickness of beautiful objects, of variety of objects and especially of brilliancy of color is hardly at all appreciated... People say the effect is only on the mind. It is no such thing. The effect is on the body, too. Little as we know about the way in which we are affected by form, by color, and light, we do know this; they have a physical effect. Variety of form and brilliancy of color in the objects presented to patients are actual means of recovery."
Florence Nightingale - Notes on Nursing: What is and is Not, 1888
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 "Your train was painted in such a way that the youngsters think that it is looking directly at them, and as a result, they talk to the train. Because their attention is drawn to the wall, they concentrate less on their treatment. It has reduced stress, crying and the fear that children naturally feel when entering a treatment room." - Maureen Desimone, Vice President Blythedale Children's Hospital Valhalla, N.Y.
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