Creative Health Sandpit: Exploring Black Men’s Mental Health

In the summer of 2023, Quiet Voice AKA Stephen Rudder led a project called ‘Undisciplined Thought’ that explored Black Men’s mental health, which was in collaboration with the Science Gallery London, King’s Culture and the Medical Humanities team in the GKT School of Medical Education.

On behalf of London Arts and Health (LAH) and the Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance (CHWA) we invited members to Join Stephen and project participant Bryce to hear about their experiences in a free, 1-hour online event. Watch the recording here, or below:

Watch the full project film on Vimeo, here.

About the project, Undisciplined Thought

The unfiltered words of six young Black men explore mental health pressure, power, and medicine in a film of spoken word performances, alongside visuals and VJing by Quiet Voice aka Stephen Rudder.

Inspired by discussion, writing and art-making gatherings in a Black male space, Undisciplined Thoughts is a collaboration between Quiet Voice, Dr Alex Mermikides and Dr Kat Low, the Medical Humanities team in the GKT School of Medical Education, Science Gallery London, and King’s Culture. It is part of the Medical Humanities team’s vision to involve local communities and promote creativity in the medical student curriculum.

About Stephen Rudder

Stephen Rudder is an award-winning audio-visual artist and psychodynamic psychotherapist. Under the name Quiet Voice, his art practice combines diverse and often unheard voices with multimedia to bring a quality of deep insight to his work. Underlying all of Stephen’s work is a passion to create brave spaces for community collaboration which reveal and platform unheard voices. Stephen’s work has been recognised by UNESCO, the Wellcome Trust, Museum of London group and Science Gallery Internationally.

About Bryce Mathurin Lindsay

Bryce Mathurin Lindsay is an MSc Environment, Politics and Development student at King’s College London. He was a participant in the Undisciplined Thought project collaborating with five other young black men to enhance public understanding of black men’s mental health.

About the Creative Health Sandpit

Generously supported by Arts Council England, the Creative Health Sandpit is a space where LAH members can find out about practice, policy and issues affecting and influencing how we work in Creative Health. Do you have an idea or suggestion for something to share? Contact us now on our email: info@londonartsandhealth.org.uk