Our gallery ensures hospitals can bring the outside in and enable people to appreciate the magnificence of the natural world through viewing our light-emitting Nature Photography Displays.
The word biophilia originates from the Greek ‘philia’, meaning ‘love of’. It literally means a love of life or living things.
The French word for sunflower is “tournesol” which means turns with the light of the sun.
“The effects of nature’s qualities on health are not only spiritual and emotional, but physical and neurological. I have no doubt that they reflect deep changes in the brain’s physiology, and perhaps even its structure.”
Dr Oliver Sachs, Neurologist
When asked what they need most, patients request beauty and accessibility to escape from the clinical environment.
“Nature is easy on the mind.” Agnes van den Berg, Environmental Psychologist
Prof. Roger Ulrich has pioneered research into the beneficial effect of nature on the human stress response. His research over the past three decades has consistently shown that nature’s restorative effects on the cardiovascular system are demonstrable in the body within a few minutes.
When in a natural setting, we are always surrounded by life.
Nature invites quiet contemplation of its beauty.
