When figuring out the design for this work I decided I really wanted it to evoke a sense of calm and peacefulness. This was affirmed for me during my workshop where we spoke to staff working across the hospital. Through these conversations it felt really important that this work and the surrounding courtyard design should be something that provided patients and staff with a respite from the busy goings on of the hospital. 

I’ve always had a strong interest in folding screens, altarpieces and shrines. All three often feature imagery that evoke a sense of peace, tranquility, solace and hope. Traditional Chinese folding screens are often decorated with sweeping mountainous landscapes or beautiful plants and birds, whilst altarpieces and shrines are adorned with symbols and images that relate to love and reflection. I wanted the work to encapsulate an element of all of these things through the depiction of a selection of symbols, that have their own distinctive meanings but also appear often throughout parts of my work. These symbols have been laser cut into the surface of the metal ‘doors’, which are then painted in an array of soft but vibrant tones.