As part of the partnership with The Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity, Roland DG has printed and applied printed artwork, created by designer Emily Twomey, for use within three treatment rooms and the waiting area of the Neurophysiology Department.

Anna Shepherd, deputy director for The Grand Appeal, said, ‘When Roland DG approached us with the offer to makeover spaces in our hospital, we couldn’t have said ‘yes’ faster! Bringing colour and light into the lives of unwell children will make such a difference in what can be dark times.’

It is suggested that individuals spend 80-90% of their time indoors where pollutant levels are said to be higher than those found outside, with this time heightened for those spending time in hospital. This is a situation Roland DG has aimed to address with its TrueVis AP-640. The machine is a water-based resin/latex printer, suitable for indoor applications in sensitive environments such as hospitals and schools. The TrueVis resin inks are Greenguard Gold certified, meaning they meet standards of low chemical emissions. 

The printer also has a concentrated colour pigmentation to allow heavier saturation than conventional resin inks for impact on applications including paper, fabric, canvas, wallpaper, non-PVC materials. Additionally, the True Rich Colour preset is described to take advantage of the high colour saturation of new TrueVis Ink to maximise vibrancy. 

Stephen Davis, marketing director EMEA and managing director for UK and Ireland commented, ‘We understand the importance of colour for children, particularly in aiding those who are unwell or recovering, and we wanted to help make a difference in any way we could. We’re always looking for new opportunities to implement our technology to create real impact, so to be able to give to such a worthwhile cause has been incredibly rewarding.’

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Working alongside Creative Gravy, the 12m-high building wrap is covering essential repairs being made to the Flagstaff gate. It features an amalgamation of art created by 30 budding artists from across Oxford, aged between eight and 25 years old. The high-impact design was printed on high tensile PVC mesh on MacroArt’s Durst 512R, then was stitched together to create the mural ready for installation.

The design was created as part of Blenheim’s partnership with local charity Oxfordshire Youth. Visual artist Kate Turnbull was commissioned to lead interactive creative sessions at the palace and assist the young individuals in bringing their vision of this Unesco world heritage site to life. The finished mural combines drawings, digital imagery and text such as poetry. 

MacroArt’s group account director, Mike Hamling, said, ‘This is a new high for our partnership with Blenheim Palace. Not only is it our biggest installation to date with them, but it is also fantastic to support such a great cause that is Oxfordshire Youth. Witnessing young artists take inspiration from seeing their designs now in situ. 

‘Our team worked so hard to bring this to life and I think we’ve created something that we can all be very proud of.’

Samantha Vaughan, head of marketing at Blenheim Palace, commented, ‘What a wonderful project this was! We are extremely delighted with the outcome; our entrance is definitely a showstopper, and we couldn’t have done this without the team at MacroArt helping to create this bold and vibrant artwork.’

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