Celebrating Beauty in Science and Nature
Pearl Prendergast, Maeve Doyle, Alice Kirby and Colin Bradley
Artwork by Pearl Prendergast, Maeve Doyle, Alice Kirby and Colin Bradley is displayed in the corridor of the Jennings Gallery under the theme of 'Personal Interpretations' of 'It's a Beautiful World'.
Beholder
Pearl Prendergast
Pearl Prendergast is a third year Pharmacy student and has always enjoyed art. The human and natural form hold a particular fascination for her. She has recently commenced oil painting. This is the first exhibition of her work. Pearl’s painting is titled ‘Beholder’.
Poised
Maeve Doyle
Dr Maeve Doyle is a Consultant Microbiologist in Waterford Regional Hospital. Maeve created all the front cover illustrations for Modern Medicine Ireland over a period of 10 years. The drawings demonstrate a clinical entity using anatomical images. The titles of her drawings are ‘Poised’ and ‘Waiting’.
Costas
Alice Kirby
Alice is a third year Graduate-Entry medical student and her photograph was taken at a clinic in Mazabuka, Zambia. ‘Joy in life is about connecting with people and sharing great moments regardless of who or where you are’.
This is Costas. He is experiencing the joy of hearing everyone around him having lived in a silent world for the last 20 years. I met him while volunteering with ENT for Zambia, an Irish charity that travels to Zambia every year providing Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) treatment. A well stocked mobile medical services truck delivers care to people who live many hours away from the city and the hospital.
It was a long and demanding day - we saw 97 men, women, children and tiny babies in a packed community centre in Mazabuka. Costas met with the consultant and the audiologist and was tested and fitted for a hearing aid all in the same day. The same process can take months in Ireland. The joy and excitement on his face, as is evident in the photo, made us feel our work was worthwhile. He threw his arms around each team member and thanked us. This was my first clinical experience and it shaped my decision to study Medicine. I feel lucky to have witnessed Costas’ reconnection to the world. In Zambia, like everywhere else, there can be great difficulties but there are also wonderful moments!