The artist Toni Ramírez exhibits from 1st April to 27th May, eight of his works in the lobby of the Vall d'Hebron Maternal and Child Hospital. The exhibition Una vida de cuentos (A life of tales) will have an angle of solidarity. The paintings will be sold and half the raising will go to the predoctoral fellowship program of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). An initiative that has held the manager of the Hospital, Dr. Vincenç Martínez Ibáñez, who stressed that this initiative "links art and solidarity, research and medicine" and will "enhance one aspect of the new Vall d'Hebron Campus, research".Ramírez explained why he decided to collaborate with Vall d'Hebron and VHIR. "These are centres of reference in multiple disciplines, such as oncohematology, speciality that I had had to know closely", that's why, "I intend to bring my bit in research and the training of future professionals working to diagnose diseases in least aggressive manner possible, improving the quality of life of patients." All "through the innovation, technology and effort" of the professionals of both institutions.In the same vein, the director of VHIR, Dr. Joan Comella, stressed that "actions such as Toni Ramírez's make us proud, because thanks to the amount raised by selling the paintings we will be able to finance part of a predoctoral fellowship in our Institute." A life of talesThe eight paintings that can be seen in Vall d'Hebron are large format works of surrealist figurative style, painted with acrylic paint and inspired by the characters of the classic children's stories. Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White or the Pied Piper of Hamelin are some of the protagonists. It will also be available to be seen the Amantes voladores de Carnaval (Flying lovers of Carnival), the work that Ramírez presented to the Reus Carnival posters contest.Toni Ramírez started in the world of painting in 2010, in a self-taught way. He did so after being diagnosed with cancer. The act of painting became a therapy, inspired by authors such as Salvador Dalí, Amedeo Modigliani or Fernando Botero, with a clear intention to decontextualize the characters and the viewers.