Healing Hearts

Lamprocapnos spectabilis, or the Bleeding Heart, is a member of the poppy family and native to northern Asia. While the flower popularly represented unrequited love, here Patel is likely focused on its alternative symbolism, those of compassion and love for everything in creation.

Fun fact: contact with the plant can cause skin irritation--so absence does make the heart grow fonder.

Dinesh Patel, MD

Dr. Dinesh Patel, emeritus chief of Arthroscopic Surgery at MGH, has deep respect for Prakruti and what the almighty has given the human race. His deep appreciation for the natural form lead him to photography where he could capture an instant in time and share it with the world. A favorite subject of his is the Lexington Minuteman at the Lexington Common National Historic Site, commonly referred to as the Lexington Battle Green. His work has been exhibited at the Lexington Cary Library.

Holi

Holi (Sanskrit: होली Holī) is a Hindu spring festival that is celebrated across the Indian subcontinent and by the greater South Asian diaspora across the world. Aside from being the festival of colors, Holi is a time to celebrate unbridled joy, love, and the triumph of good over evil. Through visual art, this installation highlights some of the spirit and traditions associated with Holi such as throwing colored powdered and spraying colored water through pichkari at friends and family and poojas (religious ceremonies).

This collection is the result of generous donations from the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, the MGH Department of Dermatology, and the MGH Employee Resource Group Leaders Group.