"In the hospital the heart of the matter is trust, we have to trust in a way that no other place requires. It's an intimate exchange between strangers .. that's a very strong experience and it often stays with us our whole lives.

I hope to make an artwork that reminds you that even when nobody else can be with you or go for you that life itself has 'got your back'.

"It feels very purposeful to be making artwork for staff and patients in a hospital, particularly at this time. People need to 'reset' spaces, places and objects that acknowledge the emotional landscape. Of course, these things exist in galleries, but they also play a vital role in public areas.

There is a long history of art being embedded into care environments. I want to highlight the fantastic opportunity for people to feel the impact of the hospital spaces' artwork. I am carefully considering my role on the design team – what can an artist bring beyond the ability to trim and enhance the 'beauty' of an architecture project? What more could an artist propose? How to introduce a meaningful artwork where people have stopped their everyday routine to look after their health or care about others? It's a site for exchange, and as a lead artist of this grandiose project, it is my duty to be aware of the potential an artwork in a hospital can have."