[sound effects]
'Da da, de-de-de-de-da da'
All his work is very tech-heavy,
yet everything he does is somehow very humane and humourous,
and it intrigues even really small children.
So when Yuri submitted the proposal I remember him talking a lot about
how sound is something that we can’t get away from,
every day, everywhere.
And because it’s the learning gallery project,
we needed something that connects people to the display at Tate Britain.
The way he talked about
representing being inspired and interpreting the gallery
through sound is something that makes the connection to the work and people much stronger.
‘I love you quite uncontrollably, quite infatually
and so little to alter,
I dare say you look at one as rather a featherhead
and something of a buffoon but I…’
I spent quite a long time in the gallery, just
observing what’s happening, and it’s been really surprising.
I’ve seen quite a lot of school children trying to work out
what the machines do.
A really cute old couple dancing to
Millie’s 'My Boy Lollipop', a massive hit from the 60s.
A lot of families with small children
and especially fathers really getting excited about
the kind of tech side of the juke boxes
And I’ve seen quite a few sole visitors
spending a very long time here.
[child’s voice] ‘Tiger, tiger burning bright, in the forest of the night…’
[child’s voice singing] ‘…give it away, love is something if you give it away,
you end up having more.'
[child’s voice singing] ‘…love is something if you give it away,
you end up having more.'
'It’s just like a magic penny, hold it tight and…’