Unsaid
Is there something you're not saying? What have you left unsaid?
The death of someone we love or the end of a relationship can put us in a position where our words remain forever unspoken. Or it can be that we're simply unable to say what we need to say the most to someone who is still around.
We all walk around with conversations we never had, emotions we were unable to express, unarticulated fury and disappointment, moments we wish we could take back, actions and reactions and inactions that we’d do differently given half the chance, whirring inside our minds. Words left unspoken can disrupt and damage, they can become bigger and more troublesome as silent intruders in our minds. We need to find a way to release them, to say them or to write them.
We created Unsaid to do just that. It’s an anonymous interactive installation that allows people to express all the things they’ve been unable to say. It’s a collection of cathartic postcards that we take care of for you. We share your words, your burden, your sorrow, your secrets and your sadness without judgement or comment. We give those words a physical presence, we give them space outside of your thoughts and we bear witness to your experience.
“Some of the messages are heartbreaking in their simplicity, while others are a chance for people to get something off their chest.”
Stylist Magazine
The staircase at the National Trust's Sutton House played host to thousands of messages showcasing the words that were left unsaid, contributed by visitors to Life. Death. Whatever. during October 2016. Unsaid was then exhibited at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, Solent University, Winchester University and Redbridge Libraries in London.
How can I take part?
We encourage you to send in whatever you've left unsaid. You can email your words directly to submissions@lifedeathwhatever.com
Please note - Submissions may be displayed on the Life. Death. Whatever. website, Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram or featured in print. All submissions will be displayed anonymously, even if you provide your name and email address.
