Medical facilities are a cause of stress for many adults, not to mention children, who are intimidated by white walls and noise from equipment. The leaders of one of the London clinics believe that specific sounds and smells have a negative impact on the mental health of children, and therefore invited 15 artists to decorate the interior of the hospital.
With the help of certain colors, you can regulate hormonal levels, increase immunity, and even treat some mental illnesses. So that little patients would not be so scared - in one of the London hospitals ( London Royal Children's Hospital), even children took part in creating bright and attractive pictures with the help of stamps.
To decorate the hospital, the artists used vinyl, ceramics, wood and even carpets. Designers have made each room individual with elements of art décor, Victorian architecture, Asian culture and circus themes. Instead of the usual numbering of the chambers, the designers "assigned" to each of them a certain animal: a tiger, a lion, a parrot, a fish.
The goal of this idea is to make the stay of patients in the hospital as comfortable as possible. Children should feel happy and cheerful. Doctors are sure that the colorful atmosphere around has a positive effect on the mood and well-being of visitors. The original idea delighted the kids and parents.
It is difficult to treat a child when he is afraid of the doctor and the hospital. The interior design of the Matsumoto pediatric dental clinic in Tokyo, Matsumoto district is full of kind animals and you can wait in line in the game room. This is done so that the kids feel free.
The project was developed and implemented by specialists from Te ra inter イ nn za video together with Terada Naoki and tie Kenichi, known for their extraordinary solutions.
A special corner has been created for little patients and their parents. Under the bench are boxes with toys. Funny animals will entertain the child and soothe.
On a glass screen, life-size contours of trees and animals. The combination of light wood and light green color is soothing.
The offices are separated by partitions and are part of a large room. From small offices in the clinic refused. Enclosed spaces can be intimidating for a child.
The built-in wardrobe is almost invisible thanks to the application of plywood in the form of a trunk and branches, which distracts the eye.
A monitor hangs high on the wall in front of the chair. Its position is designed in such a way that it is convenient for a small patient to watch cartoons that are constantly shown.
Additional lighting in the form of powerful lamps is mounted on a high adjustable tripod.
One of the walls has many holes in which funny and nimble worms protrude. The wall decor is varied and fabulous.
The glass façade of the Matsumoto pediatric dental clinic is painted in white paint with silhouettes of animals and birds walking among the trees. Above is the name of the hospital. Opening hours on the door.
They try to accept the smallest in an office with a glass partition. Then the child can see his mother waiting for him and feels more confident.
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The history of the Cheerful Corridor project began in 2012, when the Board of Trustees of the Morozov Hospital decided to invite artists to paint the walls in two departments. It was decided to turn the familiar plain walls into beautiful and bright ones in order to improve the mood and make the stay of little patients in the hospital more comfortable and joyful. At first, no one thought about a full-fledged volunteer project, they just wanted to create a comfortable space for children in the hospital.
At the same time, at the end of 2012, on New Year's Eve, the first post about the search for volunteers to paint the walls of the hospital was published on social networks. About 20 people responded to the call, 15 volunteers got directly to the painting of the walls. Among them is the artist Anna Rumyantseva, who later became one of the founders of the Cheerful Corridor project.
"We split into two groups (in departments) and worked all the holidays. By the end of the New Year holidays, one of the departments was scheduled, and we began to work together in the second department. And when it was all over, we formed a small group of people interested in the continuation of wall painting in children's hospitals," recalls Anna Rumyantseva.
Member of the initiative group of the project "Merry Corridor" Elena Filimonova
© Photo courtesy of the Cheerful Corridor project
At first, the project was supposed only to paint the walls of the Morozov hospital, but then, as the volunteers joke, all the walls there ended, and the project began to expand.
"We, together with the Korablik Charitable Foundation, with which we cooperated at that time, turned to the Department of Health with a proposal to participate in our project and other hospitals in Moscow. The Department helped us a lot by informing medical institutions and organizing a meeting with interested leaders of these institutions" , - says the artist, member of the initiative group "Merry Corridor" Elena Filimonova.
New Horizons
With each new painting, the project gained popularity and attracted more and more medical institutions. The Cheerful Corridor tries not to deny hospitals painting, but in order for volunteers to paint, certain criteria must be met. For example, it is necessary that the walls are repaired so that the paint does not peel off from them.
Member of the initiative group of the project "Merry Corridor" Olga Sutemyeva
© Photo courtesy of the Cheerful Corridor project
“Also, the hospital management should provide us with a room for storing paints, brushes and other tools and equipment,” says Elena Filimonova.
The painting of a large department of the hospital, depending on the complexity, can take from six months to a year. Now, as the organizers of the project say, a whole queue has lined up to paint the walls. But, perhaps, very soon the volunteers of the project will be able to paint the walls at the same time in several hospitals.
© Photo courtesy of the Cheerful Corridor project
© Photo courtesy of the Cheerful Corridor project
Recently, the project joined the Union of Volunteer Organizations and Movements (RED) and thus acquired a legal status and new opportunities, in particular, to attract donations.
"All this gives us reason to hope that in the near future the "Fun Corridor" will be able to simultaneously make paintings in several hospitals and our "queue" will move much faster. REDD will also offer us cooperation with institutions that implement other volunteer projects", - said Elena Filimonova.
So far, the geography of the project is mainly limited to Moscow and the nearest suburbs. But there are also cases of cooperation with medical institutions from other regions.
© Photo courtesy of the Cheerful Corridor projectVolunteers of the project "Merry Corridor"
© Photo courtesy of the Cheerful Corridor project
"In 2016, we collaborated with the Zhivi!" powerful experienced landing force "in order to advance and successfully complete the work," Anna Rumyantseva notes.
The activities of the project over the past five years have inspired caring people from all over Russia, and now in the Smolensk region, Bryansk, Samara, and the Urals, volunteers are also painting hospital walls.
Form style
During the painting of the very first objects, the style of the "Merry Corridor" had not yet formed, and drawings in different techniques could well have appeared on the neighboring walls. But gradually the project participants came to the principle of coloring by numbers. When drawing, you need to paint over a circled piece of the wall with a number with a certain color. This style of painting is considered the most suitable for mass painting, and even those volunteers who absolutely cannot draw can take part in the painting.
Any participant in this process feels that he is joining the beauty and usefulness, that this wonderful painted wall contains his work, and such walls look like those painted by a professional artist in a flat style. Artists prepare the wall for painting in advance, breaking it into pieces, like batik or mosaic, where each piece will be painted with its own color,” says Olga Sutemyeva, an artist and member of the initiative group.
There are no age restrictions for Cheerful Corridor volunteers. Schoolchildren with students, older people, and even the smallest ones take part in the project.
© Photo courtesy of the Cheerful Corridor projectVolunteers of the project "Merry Corridor"
© Photo courtesy of the Cheerful Corridor project
"Once my seven-year-old nephew Roma came to the painting. He watched how the sketches were created and took a lively part in their development. He was one of the main ones in the focus group of kids! And he also advised adding cars and transport to the cartoons, because it will be very interesting for the boys. And when the drawings were put on the walls, Roma painted over his piece with trepidation and joy, "recalls Olga Sutemyeva.
“Somehow, five-year-old Nastya, who was held by her grandfather’s hand, dropped in on us. They came to the hospital to visit Nastya’s younger sister and really wanted to see what was happening there, behind this door with a sign “Merry Corridor” ?! We are hospitable and friendly , and as a result, Nastenka painted all the butterflies very beautifully for us! In the "Merry Corridor" it is impossible not to pick up a brush," said Yekaterina Trofimova, a member of the initiative group of the "Merry Corridor" project.
© Photo courtesy of the Cheerful Corridor projectMusician Noize MC took part in the project "Merry Corridor"
© Photo courtesy of the Cheerful Corridor project
It happens that celebrities come to paint the walls and chat with little hospital patients. For example, the musician Noize MC took part in the painting in the Morozov hospital. Seeing an idol for children in the hospital was an unforgettable experience.
"The guys, of course, enjoyed it, but the girls who were in the next department enjoyed even more. They walked past the drawing Noise and almost went crazy with the presence of their adored singer nearby. It was an interesting experience, and many thanks to Ivan and his team for participating in the action," said Anna Rumyantseva.
Volunteering as a way of life
"Merry Corridor" is difficult to attribute to any particular type of volunteering, there are elements of both cultural and social volunteering.
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Despite the fact that the hospital must be constantly cleaned, artists have still been able to use vinyl, ceramics, wood, and even carpets to bring these hospital walls to life. Each artist has created his own unique style.
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1. Intensive care unit decorated by artist Thord Boontje. 
2. The artist's work includes animals and flowers on the walls. Only doors and medical automatic doors remained intact. Large drawings have many details and each time you can find something new in them. 
3. Traumatology and gastroenterology from Morag Myerscough. 
4. The artist tried to depict all the images that he kept in his memory for many years and splashed them out in his work. Thus, elements of the circus, art deco, Asian culture, Victorian architecture appeared on the walls, and this is not a complete list. Initially, the artist transferred everything to paper in the form of sketches, and then to the walls. 
5. The goal was to make wards that bring joy to young patients and their parents, to make them warm and hospitable. 
6. Hematology by Donna Wilson. 
7. Donna's goal was to make the hospital different from ordinary hospitals. She wanted patients, parents, and nursing staff to feel calm and relaxed, and that the design of the walls was uplifting. 
8. The reaction of children and parents was amazing. 
9. Waiting Room by Chris Haughtonoma. 
10. Chris decided to draw animals, lions, fish, etc. in every room. 
11. Vinyl has been used in the hallways to create life-size animals. 
12. Department of Pulmonology from Miller Goodman. 
13. Wood is a traditional warm material that has been and is being used to make toys. And very often the tree brings back pleasant memories of childhood. The combination of bright vinyl colors and wooden characters is very popular with children.
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