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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics

Art in hospitals

Chromosome Socks
Chromosome Socks, displayed in the genetic department at Guys hospital in London Photograph: Gina Glover
Pear Blossom
Glover uses photography as well as photomontages in her art. This one, Pear Blossom, is on display at Northwick Park hospital, London Photograph: Gina Glover
Pasta and Spice
Pasta and Spice. This is on show at Central Middlesex hospital in London Photograph: Gina Glover
Hebridean Light
Hebridean Light, at George Eliot hospital, Nuneaton Photograph: Gina Glover
Life is Sweet
Life is Sweet Photograph: Gina Glover
Nearly Another Home
Dialysis patient in Nearly Another Home, also at Northwick Park hospital, in London ... Photograph: Gina Glover/Gina Glover
Donated Eggs
Donated Eggs, on show at the IVF clinic at Guy's hospital, London. These eggs were donated by assisted conception unit staff, family and friends. Guy's and St Thomas' Charity commissioned Glover's one-year residency at the Guy's and St Thomas' NHS foundation trust ACU Photograph: Gina Glover
Chromosomes Take To The Sky
Chromosomes Take To The Sky. Glover has also created several images for IVF clinics inspired by images and concepts on the subject of assisted conception Photograph: Gina Glover
Two Alliums
Two Alliums, photograph Photograph: Gina Glover
Allium seed head
Allium Seed Head. The seed head reminded the artist of a photograph she had seen of a human egg being fertilized by sperm Photograph: Gina Glover
New beginnings
New beginnings. This is one of six photographs that show images of blossoms contained within the initial stages of human pre-implantation development Photograph: Gina Glover
Ex Ovo Omnia
Ex Ovo Omnia (Everything from the egg). Knitted egg cosies bought on the internet from Papa Stour Photograph: Gina Glover
Very small, far away
Very small, far away. Images of microscopic pre-implantation embryos from the ACU transposed onto astronomic images given to the artist by l'Observatoire de Saint-Caprais, France. The title comes from a sketch from TV comedy Father Ted Photograph: Gina Glover
Sperm Morphology
Sperm Morphology. These ties belong to staff members at the ACU and have been rearranged to show variations in human sperm structure Photograph: Gina Glover
Yes!
Yes! Monthly test strips in which pregnancy is indicated by the presence of two blue lines. The title indicates the excitement of a positive result – eventually Photograph: Gina Glover
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