An artwork that shines a light on the invisible role that carers play in families and communities will be displayed at three locations later this month.

Heart of Care is the culmination of a two-year project between arts in health innovation charity, Rosetta Life and carers from Bristol Black Carers, Kingston Carers’ Network and carers referred to Helix Arts, North Tyneside.

The artwork, which is made up of a series of images with a sound score that will be projected in public spaces, will be exhibited at the Ancient Market House, Kingston-on-Thames, Linskill Centre, North Shields and in Bristol City Hall at 5pm on 19 January.

The artwork will be over 10 metres high and be projected over the course of one to two hours, accompanied by original music composed by Matthew Peters blended with poems written by carers and recorded in their own voices.

Creative director of Rosetta Life, Lucinda Jarrett, said: “All our societies rely on families to care for people who cannot manage alone; however, carers often feel invisible and unrecognised. Heart of Care will create public art works to share dynamic images of care that illustrate the resilience, strength, dignity and joy of caring.”

Participant Penni Cotton said: “Heart of Care has been cathartic for carers. The poetry sessions helped us to gain trust in each other, release our pent-up feelings and gain confidence in ourselves as poets. Further artistic input encouraged us to visually represent our words and, finally, feel brave enough to add movement to our experiences. This creativity has released us from responsibility and allowed us to be ourselves.”