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A number of classic artworks that depict death have been reimagined for the charity Marie Curie and feature in new exhibition to highlight the importance of end-of life-care.
The first of its kind exhibition launches later this week, displaying a series of classic artworks, which have been reworked to feature real life Marie Curie nurses and healthcare assistants.
“Throughout the process I got to know the fantastic nurses who feature in the paintings and learn more about the important work they do on a daily basis”
Lisa Buchanan
The artworks were commissioned by Marie Curie as part of its Great Daffodil Appeal, its biggest annual fundraising event.
The nursing team members are depicted in the paintings, alongside the charity’s daffodil symbol, providing care and support to the dying and those close to them.
The charity said the images serve as a poignant reminder of the importance of end-of-life care, because it argues that currently one in four people do not get the end of life care they need.
According to a recent survey by the charity, 38% of people do not know what end-of-life support and services are available in the UK, and 43% do not know that care can be received at home.
The charity has commissioned British artist Lisa Buchanan, also known as Dangerosa, to create The Daffodil Collection.
Ms Buchanan has assisted Damien Hirst, Lakwena and Sir Michael Craig-Martin, and also used to work for Marie Curie for several years.
Speaking on the charity project, she said: “From previous experience, I truly understand that the work done by Marie Curie to support those during such a difficult time of their lives is incredible.
“When they asked me to bring that work to light within these paintings, I jumped at the chance to get involved,” she said.
“Throughout the process I got to know the fantastic nurses who feature in the paintings and learn more about the important work they do on a daily basis, and I can’t wait for people to see their vital work at the exhibition.”
The exhibition features four world-famous paintings including artworks by Edvard Munch, Nils Dardel and Ary Scheffer.
In Munch’s The Dead Mother and the Child, a Marie Curie HCA is seen washing someone in bed as a Marie Curie nurse comforts their daughter.
Meanwhile, in Dardel’s The Dying Dandy, a Marie Curie senior nurse is seen administering an oxygen mask to the patient in his final moments.
Four real life Marie Curie nurses and an HCA feature in the scenes, including senior nurse Janet Wishart-Turner, who is part of the Hospice Care at Home service in Grampian.
Also featured is registered nurse Zeb Un-Nisa Ali, who joined the charity’s Bradford hospice as a student in January 2021.
The paintings will be on display to visitors for one day only in a special exhibition at a Mayfair Gallery this Thursday. Following the London exhibition, the paintings will be auctioned off.
Paintings in the collection include:
- The Dead Mother and the Child by Edvard Munch (1897), featuring Marie Curie HCA Wendy Phillips, (Hospice care at home, Swansea Bay) caring for the patient in bed and Marie Curie registered nurse Zeb Un-Nisa Ali (Marie Curie Hospice, Bradford) comforting the child.
- By the Death Bed by Edvard Munch (1896), with Marie Curie senior nurse Janet Wishart-Turner (Hospice care at home, Grampian) providing emotional support to family and friends.
- The Death of Gericault by Ary Scheffer (1824), with Marie Curie registered nurse Rebecca Jennings (Marie Curie Hospice, Belfast) making the patient more comfortable in his final hours
- The Dying Dandy by Nils Dardel (1918), Marie Curie senior nurse Isaac Otengo (Urgent Hospice care at home, Bromley) administering an oxygen mask on the patient
Maria Novell, chief innovation, income and engagement officer at Marie Curie, said: “The fact that one in four people still don’t get the end of life care they need is a shocking statistic.
“The purpose of the Daffodil Collection is to highlight the invaluable role Marie Curie nurses and HCAs play providing care, comfort and support in people’s final years, months, weeks and days of life, or when bereaved.”
She added: “Reimagining these world-renowned artworks for our Great Daffodil Appeal demonstrates what every donation to the appeal helps fund and how it can make a big difference to people’s lives and those close to them.”
Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal takes place throughout March and encourages people to donate and wear a daffodil to support the work of the charity.
The Daffodil Collection is free to visit at 56 Conduit Street, Mayfair, London W1S 2YZ, from 10am-6pm on Thursday 14 March.
Senior nurse Isaac Otengo looks at a reimagined version of Nils Dardel’s ‘The Dying Dandy’ by Lisa Buchanan, commissioned by Marie Curie. The piece shows Issac administering an oxygen mask on the patient.
Nurse Zeb Un Nisa-Ali looks at a reimagined version of Edvard Munch’s ‘The Dead Mother and The Child’ by Lisa Buchanan, commissioned by Marie Curie. The piece shows Zeb comforting a child.
Artist Lisa Buchana reimagines Ary Scheffer’s ‘The Death of Gericault’ to include nurse Rebecca Jennings, commissioned by Marie Curie. The piece shows Rebecca making the patient more comfortable in his final hours.
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