Waymarkers by artist Zoe Singleton at Torbay Hospital, supported by 'Create To Recover' programme

We are very pleased to share this new film about Zoe Singleton’s Waymarker project at Torbay Hospital. A collaboration between Zoe, hospital staff, Artizan Gallery, HeArTs and Torbay Culture’s ‘Create To Recover’ programme, the waymarkers provide a permanent feature in the grounds of the hospital for patients and staff to enjoy. Click the link below to view the film…

During the summer, Zoe collaborated with staff at Torbay Hospital to create five waymarker stones which form a trail in the hospital grounds. These are now installed and connect spaces along a journey to pause, think and reflect. Each stone is carved with a word that has special meaning to hospital staff, engraved in some of the many languages spoken by staff, reflecting the diversity of the NHS teams who care for people at the hospital.

The Waymarker project is a collaboration with the HeArTs programme at the hospital which is integrating art into a wide range of indoor and outdoor spaces for their therapeutic benefits for staff, patients and visitors. Torbay Culture supported the project through its ‘Create To Recover’ programme which was set up to help local artists get back to working with communities following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zoe sourced stone for the project to reflect links to the exceptional geology of Torbay’s coast, including the bay’s own UNESCO status as a Global Geopark, and the nearby Jurassic Coast UNESCO world heritage site. The Waymarker trail was opened, in compliance with social distancing rules, by Liz Davenport, CEO of Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Kevin Foster MP in November 2020.

We are grateful to the National Lottery and Arts Council England for investing in ‘Create To Recover’.

Image: Zoe Singleton with the ‘Peace’ Waymarker