These sound compositions re-interpret a series of long-shelved oral histories collected in the 1980s. These tapes captured the stories of those who lived in the town in the 20th century. Tressell’s Children creates links between the stories of life in the interwar period and the earlier work of Robert Tressell.
Sound Composition Mary Hooper, production Aram Zarikan,
Readers: Ellie Gidlow, Piper Wren, Lucy Pappas, Sally Ann Lycett, Charlotte Snook, Alice Snook, Ivy Broughton Crabbe, -Kay Sandford, Julie Gidlow, Nicky Urling-Clark, Leigh Shine, Mark Manners, Glyn Carter, Amelie & Lottie Lingard, Omiros Marshall Maragokos, Konstantinos Marshall Maragokos, Oscar Chamberlin, Jack Adamson, Wilf Truscott.
Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project is inspired by Robert Tressell’s groundbreaking 1914 book, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, which drew upon Tressell’s life as a painter and decorator in Hastings

Tressells Children, Oral History

These sound compositions reinterpret a series of long-shelved oral histories collected in the 1980s. These tapes captured the stories of those who lived in the town in the 20th century. Tressell’s Children draws links between the stories of life in the interwar period and the earlier work of Robert Tressell.
Sound Composition Mary Hooper, production Aram Zarikan,
Readers: Lucy Pappas, Sally Ann Lycett, Alice Snook, Kay Sandford, Julie Gidlow, Nicky Urling-Clark, Amelie & Lottie Lingard, Omiros Marshall Maragokos
Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project is inspired by Robert Tressell’s groundbreaking 1914 book, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, which drew upon Tressell’s life as a painter and decorator in Hastings

Womens Oral History 2 Audio 6 R2

Audio 8 Mens Histories

Audio 7 Mens Oral Histories

Audio 5 Room 2

AUDIO 4 Declaration

AUDIO 2 Fred Ball

Audio Maker and Artist recording and using sound as part of research and the creation of immersive multi media installations and stand alone artworks.
I record Oral history as part of the work I do and use it with soundscape to create work that evokes 'genius loci' streaming together timelines, memories, and events.

Tressells Children, Oral History

Mary Hooper soundworks