Commisioned by Walthem Forest Council to celebate the history of tin manufacturing in the Leyton area of London, ‘Atomic 50’ is part performance, part interactive workshop for young people, transforming a disused school building in Leyton Sports Ground, as a ‘ghost’ factory that returns when there’s a need to revive the importance of metalworking skills.
I was approached to design the sound and composition, installing over 50 speakers, bespoke playback devices and triggers across multiple rooms. The showpiece for me was a ‘singing sculpture’, where young people could record their thoughts and feelings, with the recordings being fed back into the sculpture, mixing with a composition in realtime to contribute to the audio installation that changed and evolved with each performance.