How colours affect birth, healing and dying

Artist Benno Zehnder came up with a unique colour concept for the newly renovated hospital in Schwyz, central Switzerland. His paintings, applied directly to the walls, appeal to both recovering patients and those facing the end. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

This content was published on July 9, 2012 - 11:00

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I have a wealth of experience as a journalist working in Switzerland and enjoy producing videos, articles and podcasts on a range of subjects, recently focused mainly on politics and the environment. Born in the UK, I studied law at Nottingham University, then went on to attend the first-ever post-graduate radio journalism college in London. After working as a radio journalist in the UK and then Switzerland from 1984 to 1995, I returned to the UK to complete a post-graduate diploma in film at Bournemouth Film School. I have been working as a video journalist ever since.

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