ONE YEAR ON

 Welsh-Zimbabwean artist Kel Matsena has written a new poem in response to the UK Government’s ‘Race Report’ and to reflect upon the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. Two of Matsena’s poems will be projected onto the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea by Lighting Designer Ryan Joseph Stafford. The project, One Year On, will take place between dusk and midnight on the 25th & 26th May.

‘Are You Numb Yet?’ and ‘Thank You’ are an outcry to stop the vicious cycle of segregation and systemic racism that continues to colour the way we live our lives generation after generation. Apathy and false change are challenged in these two works in the hopes that we’ll all wake from dreams of feigned freedom. The works are inspired by my experiences as a black man in post-colonial white Britain. A part of the ongoing revolution.

- Kel Matsena

A link to watch the piece streamed live will be available here on Tuesday 25th May.

This project has been generously funded by ARTCRY and has been supported by National Waterfront Museum and Race Council Cymru.

The artists ask people to continue following government guidance on coronavirus and stay local. If they do visit the Waterfront in-person please practice social distancing.

For press and more information please contact oneyearonswansea@gmail.com