: Works by Nora Rahman and Vaikunthan Rajaratnam

Red Gate Gallery, 209a Coldharbour Lane, London SW9 8RU

Private View: Saturday 24th of October 2009 – 6 pm to 11 pm

Exhibition runs from: Friday 23rd to Thursday 29th of October 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm
Sun: 5pm to 10.30pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 29th of October: 11.00am to 5.00pm

Following their exhibition at Red Gate Gallery earlier this year, the ‘2 Mad Docs’ are returning for a second exhibition of paintings and photographs. The ‘2 Mad Docs’ are Nora Rahman who is a GP in London and Vaikunthan Rajaratnam who is a surgeon in Birmingham. This exhibition explores the link between the practice of doctors and artists; the powers of observation and interpretation

Though not artists by trade and training they have in this collection of works compiled their impression of the Art of Medicine. It includes works of paintings and digital photographs on the human aspects and beauty of medicine and surgery. It explores the inner soul of these doctors who spend much of their waking hours caring for their patients and with little time and opportunity for creativity.
Nora had some formal training in art in her younger days and continues to explore her creative side with drawings, paintings and recently with pottery, glass fusion and Raku. In spite of her busy schedule as a full time doctor working in the city and bringing up 2 children, Nora has found the time to express herself in some new exciting work. Recently she has experimented with finger painting and has produced some surprises and finds this avenue extremely therapeutic for her hectic life style. Her recent works include the emotional aspect of medicine as seen by a doctor in her practice.
Raj, a hand surgeon by training working in Birmingham is passionate about the beauty of the hand. Having had more than 2 decades of experience in educating and training surgeons worldwide, he has used photography as his medium for teaching surgery. Recently with digital photography he has explored the fascinating world of hand surgery as seen through a lens. This collection of his digital work shows the beauty of the hand in the young and old and in the diseased state. It gives an insider’s view of surgery of the hand and the hand in all its glorious functions.

As part of the private viewing night Nora & Raj will invite visitors to join in a happening of live collective finger and hand painting – participants are able to re-discover the fun, interaction and creativity of past playschool memories. The collective finger/hand paintings will with permission of the participants be exhibited in Nora & Raj’s next project.