Secundum Artem

    The genre of the ‘still life’ is one of the oldest of artistic traditions, although its place of importance in the realm of fine art has varied over the     centuries. Commonplace domestic vessels were often the subject matter, which were always deliberately arranged. Giorgio Morandi was a     20^th century Italian painter of such scenes.

    Hospitals, for many, have negative associations, and conjure up images of endless corridors and stark, functional interiors. Having worked as     a pharmacist in this clinical environment over a number of years I have found myself, every now and then drawn to some unassuming object     of visual interest or unexpected beauty.

    Secundum Artem is a latin phrase meaning literally ‘according to the art or practice’. In the context of pharmaceutical compounding, to make     a product secundum artem is to prepare it according to the skills and knowledge in which one is trained.

    In this series I offer the viewer a new ‘way of seeing’ in the clinical space – that according to the artist.