HOSPITAL OF PADUA - VENETO ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE IOV IRCCS
THE GAME ROOM BECOMES THE FOREST IN A ROOM
Padova, 5 marzo 2023. Pennellate di magia e bellezza, per contribuire a rendere il passaggio in ospedale una camminata a misura di bambino: l’Istituto Oncologico Veneto presenta “Il bosco in una stanza”, la nuova installazione artistica di Silvio Irilli, talentuoso artista fondatore di “Ospedali dipinti” che, grazie al sostegno della Fondazione Castorina Ceolin, ha trasformato la sala giochi della Radioterapia IOV di Padova
"It is with great pleasure that we welcome this double "gift," which comes to us from the skill of artist
Irilli and the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Castorina. We can only thank both of them - stresses the
Director General of IOV - IRCCS, Patrizia Benini - for giving birth to a communion of intentions
with IOV: being welcoming and giving serenity. Their ability on the one hand to give and on the other to
infuse vitality and energy with the designs and color of the works, allowed them to create a journey
of colors and suggestions, which will immediately benefit the children, their families, and our operators:
Because the gaze that rests on enchantment is good for everyone, at any age."
Dr. Patrizia Benini
IOV General Manager of Padua
"We are continuing our collaboration with the Veneto Oncology Institute, having the game room and
the outpatient clinic, and then, at the end of the year, also painting the bunker where therapies are carried out," explains
Paolo Castorina president of the Castorina Ceolin Foundation, which promotes the activity of research
scientific and the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of oncological diseases, both adult and
child. That is why it decided to donate to the Veneto Oncology Institute the realization of this
project intended for the reception of the ward's young patients, helping to transform its hall
playroom into a child-friendly environment, an enchanted forest. "We do not have children," adds his
wife Carla Ceolin - and we have grown very fond of IOV over the years. In short, it's a little bit our child."
Carla Ceolin and Paola Castorina
Castorina Ceolin Foundation
"I extend heartfelt thanks to the Castorina Ceolin Foundation for the great and immediate interest
it has shown toward the "Painted Hospitals" project and for the great will with which it wanted to bring
this project within the radiotherapy department," says artist Silvio Irilli. "This is a
very, very delicate department, in which the child is required to be completely immobile so that
the accelerator can intervene with great precision on the tumor cells. Welcoming him into an environment
that traces his childhood dreams is a great psychological help to put him in a position to
banish fears and face treatment with serenity. So a big thank you also goes
to the Veneto Oncology Institute for being willing to host this hosting project, and for the great
efficiency, great operation and impeccable helpfulness with which it hosted us."
SILVIO IRILLI
Artist and Founder of Painted Hospitals
