New York artist's work on display

South Norwich News | Claire Wood

An unusual collection has gone on display at the Norfolk and Norwich University hospital (NNUH).

Raising awareness of organ donation, the 24 vinyl figures each represent one of the 9 transplantable organs or tissues.

The dolls have been donated to the Hospital Arts Project by the Hospital Organ Donation Committee and are the creation of New York-based artist David Foox, who had a close family member who needed a double lung transplant.

“Organ donation is the single most important decision we can make in our lives simply because it means saving many other people when you no longer need your body,” says David Foox.

According to the NNUH, there are currently 10,000 individuals in the UK waiting for a life-saving or life-changing organ transplant and three of these people die every day on the waiting list. 29% of the population are registered as donors. Find out more online via the Organ Donation Register.