I have been commissioned by Tate Britain to run a series of silent soundwalks or “Ear Walks” around the gallery as part of a participatory day of art events for families on June 9th 2012 for BP Saturdays: Tate Together. The Listening Ears (above) are the development of a design first proposed for Artists Don’t Bite in Maidstone, and finally realised with the support of Tate Britain. They function as a performative sculpture, serving to focus the sound coming from in front of the wearer up to a distance of 20 or 30 metres, to produce a dislocating and selective “view” of the soundscape.

The LIstening Ears at Tate Britain from Joseph Young on Vimeo.

The Listening Ears at Tate Britain (2012)

The Listening Ears at Tate Britain (2012)

The Listening Ears at Tate Britain (2012)

The Listening Ears at Tate Britain (2012)

The Listening Ears at Tate Britain (2012)

The Listening Ears at Tate Britain (2012)