All ears…
We’re back again at the De La Warr today for Part 3 of our participatory project – recording the voice of the Pavilion through the sounds of what’s happening here during the Warhol Is Here exhibition. With the sound of Christmas carols echoing through the building, this session has been mellow and definitely festive. Here’s what we heard…
Time: 14.41
Louisa de Silva
Aged 46
Downstairs a lady to another lady Looking at the Norma Jean
“Oh its Jean… Jean what was her name. Billie Jean”
Security Guy interrupts “Norma Jean not Billie Jean King”
Time: 14.58
Sandra
Aged 10
recorder
wind sssshhhhhhh waves
noisy footsteps
people walking
singing classics
music
people drinking
people talking
Time: 15.13
Sean
Aged 29
Clink,Clunk….five golden rings…
Clink,clunk,clink….three french hens
…..hmmm….squeak….bang…
Clip,Clop…lots of cows…
Click,Click,Click…….da dee dee dee
dum diddly doo dum…shuffle,sniffle,
….clap,squeak….oh well…..
Clip Clop……AAHGH
Time: 15.23
Max
Aged 10
Inside:
calm christmas music
clinking glasses
drone of people talking
Outside:
crash of waves
clatter of skateboards
screech of the seagulls
And finally thanks to David Wright for this beautiful poem inspired by the sounds of Warhol:
Vibrations in essence, resonate around and through me,
Music dances, filling the moments between chatter,
Humming creeks split the gentle motion of the sea,
Voice over voice, try to please, try to flatter,
Warhol on black, speaks in dark tone,
As the door slams behind him on a time that is gone,
Broken clicks of heels, as they stride cross the floor,
Out onto the sea and the sound of the shore.