Una's Voice is a sound work exploring the legacy of Una Marson, Black feminist, poet, playwright, journalist and first Black producer at the BBC. This work was the result of a residency at The Bower, a gallery based in Brunswick Park, Camberwell, the small and beautiful park on which Una Marson used to live.

 

It's part of a deeply personal, long term research project, where I have tried to reintroduce Una Marson's forgotten legacy, and reignite conversations around Black feminism, mental health, representation and respectability politics, that are so relevant today.

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The sound work was recorded in and around The Bower in collaboration with an intergenerational group of people from the Caribbean diaspora living in England, including some of Una's relatives. 

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This work is currently available free online here ^, for you to walk around Brunswick Park, Southwark Park or a park near you, wherever you are, and contemplate Una's voice and its legacy.

 

It accompanies 'She is Still Alive!' - four flags currently installed in Brunswick and Southwark Park, and risograph prints available via The Bower website or shop.

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Una’s Voice script [PDF]

Una’s Voice exhibition pamphlet [PDF]

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Rosa-Johan Uddoh and The Bower would like to give special thanks to the following participants who responded to a call out for Caribbean voices and generously shared their time and experiences:

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Louis Brown, Tashan Leah Campbell, Cherri Caradonna, Nailah Cave, Juice Cielto, Courtney Conrad, Tara Jerome-Bernabé, Nicole-Rachelle Moore, Maureen Moseley, Rasheeda Dika Ndema, Michael Smith, Marcia Walters, Tiffany Wellington, Greer Westmaas.

 

Sound recording and editing: John Brown