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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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

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