“Reflect on your responsibility” is a single metalwork representation of the coronary veins, placed in front of a mirror to encourage viewers to reflect on themselves.
It is part of the Tree of Life exhibition, which comprises work by 11 artists and four children and which opens at the Royal College of Physicians in London on 22 October.
The aim of the exhibition, organised by Dr Geoffrey Farrer-Brown, a retired consultant histopathologist, is to help people understand the importance of the heart and its blood supply. He hopes that when people see its beauty, they will ask themselves: “Why damage this beauty by smoking?”
Artists were shown photographs of the normal and the diseased heart and its blood supply, and were allowed to interpret the topic in any way they chose. Materials in the exhibition include mosaic, wood, ceramic, enamel, and fibre-optic lights.
The exhibition, which is supported by the British Heart Foundation, runs until 6 December and then transfers to the Sheridan Russell Gallery, Crawford Street, London. 