At Shatwell – Tea, Sound, Architecture & Landscape

Tea, Sound, Landscape

On 22 August 2021, Tea, Sound, Landscape invited visitors to take tea out into the landscape of Shatwell Farm provided by Comins Tea, followed with a gig by Kangaroo Moon; which filled the silo with a host of instruments, to create a funky, psychedelic, heart-lifting wall of sound.

Sound, Tea and Architecture

Over the weekend of the 16 and 17 October 2021, Sound, Tea and Architecture brought together sound, animation and the world of tea—each responding to the architecture of the silo and site of Shatwell Farm. 

Installed in the grain silo, Secret Staircase is an immersive sound installation inspired by the Nelson Staircase in Somerset House, London. The project had been shown in various venues with interesting staircases, but for this iteration two tall ladders were placed in a silo at Shatwell Farm to replicate a staircase. Small speakers were attached to the ladders at varying heights which played a composition for saxophone by Helen Ottoway, performed by Nick Sorensen. This was accompanied by graphic animations projected onto the silo floor and walls by David Daniels. Comins Tea calmly served fine teas, dumplings and cakes in the yard outside.