AMAZED Worcester shoppers have stopped in their tracks to look at giant pieces of art being projected above their heads.

About 90 paintings, sculptures, textiles, art and photographs have been displayed via a large screen in an empty shop window in the High Street this week.

The 24-hour exhibition runs in the window above clothes store H&M in Cathedral Plaza and is thought to be the first of its kind to display art in this way in the city.

The 90 pieces can be viewed in 25 minutes.

‘Reflections’ is the work of members of Art in Minds (AIMs) – a project which showcases artwork by people with mental illness or carers.

AIMs co-ordinator Jayne Gaze said: “People on the street have walked past and said ‘that’s absolutely amazing’. The reaction has been one of intrigue and interest.

“It has stopped people in the street.”

She said the groundbreaking exhibition had reached out to thousands of people by turning the street into a gallery. The exhibition was launched on Monday with a private view at The Lounge @Hodsons which drew in 150 people.

Miss Gaze said: “It was a huge turnout and a really lovely event for the artists involved. “The reaction there was that it was stunning and very moving to have this work brought to such a huge audience.”

She added the exhibition was good for Worcester by regenerating empty shop windows. The exhibition was created after Miss Gaze contacted staff at the University of Worcester who put her in touch with digital artist Denny Ellis. It will run until Sunday but people will still have the chance to see the artwork on display in Cathedral Plaza for the next six weeks. AIMs started as a way for users of mental health services to use art as a form of therapy.

It evolved from work by the Shrub Hill workshop which is run by the Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.

For more information log on to artinminds.org.uk