100 VOICES NHS is an immersive work of sound art giving audiences the opportunity to listen to 100 people they would never normally meet.
100 people in one time, in one place.
Heard as unique individuals.
Speaking as one community in one space.
Created after five months of research, partnership and conversations with staff, patients and visitors in 12 hospitals across 4 NHS Foundation Trusts in Bristol, London, Cambridge and Preston. 100 people reflect on their daily lives and work, their challenges, joys, inspirations and losses.
The result is a unique and multi-layered snapshot of the NHS, expressed directly by people rarely heard; those working in service, patients, visiting local communities and the invisible, extended workforce of the NHS.
4 PORTRAITS, four newly commissioned songs, are interwoven within the spoken word recordings which are then further embedded within an original musical score. Each song is voiced by a professional singer, playing a fictional character: the midwife, porter, manager and patient.
100 VOICES is experienced within a specially designed as a unique installation at Bocs, immersing audiences in 360 degree sound. 100 anonymous people are heard as individuals and also in digital transformations as a crowd, as a flock of voices, as a sonic tidal wave.
Please be advised
This work contains honest references to life in hospital including critical care and end of life.
100 VOICES NHS is a project created by SOUND VOICE in partnership with University College London Hospital (UCLH), University Hospitals Bristol & Weston (UHBW), Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts.
The project has been funded by Arts Council England, CUH NHS Foundation Trust, UCLH Charity, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and UHBW NHS Foundation Trust, FEDORA, Britten Pears Arts, Mr John De Carpentier and supported PENTAX Medical.
Opening times:
Sun – Mon 10am – 4pm
Tue – Sat 10am – 10pm
Running time: 1 Hour 3 minutes
No need to book, just pop in
Age guidance: 13+
Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over.
100 VOICES NHS is created by Sound Voice, composed by Hannah Conway with words by Hazel Gould.
Sound design by David Sheppard
Music underscore recorded in Stroud by David Sheppard, performed by Hannah Conway (piano), Sarah Nicolls (piano, upright piano) and Dave Le Page (violin) // 4 PORTRAITS performed by Gerald Finley (The Patient), Benson Wilson (The Porter), Alice Zawadzki (The Midwife) and Nazan Fikret (The Manager) with Allyson Devenish (piano) and Kate Brookes (double bass), recorded in London by Alexander Van Ingen (The Patient, Midwife and Porter), Tom Lewington (The Manager) with music production by Jack Ross (The Manager).
Original project produced by Bea Hankey (engagement) and Steph Clarke (technical).
THANKS // CONTRIBUTORS
With thanks to everyone who contributed their voices; Staff, visitors and patients have contributed their voices from University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (University College Hospital including the Macmillan Cancer Centre, the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing and University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals), University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (Bristol Royal Infirmary and St Michael’s Hospital), Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital, Cambridge) and Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital). With kind thanks to The Galleries for hosting 100 VOICES.
Sound Voice is kindly supported by Boots.
