Can art
be something to hear as well as see?
Why do you think
Kersels thought this artwork would be fun for kids?
I see it as a place where stories
can be created anew or old stories given new life.—Martin Kersels
How can sound tell a story?
Close your eyes and imaging hearing the
sound of footsteps getting closer, a door opening, then slamming
shut and footsteps running away. Even if you don't see what is
happening, sounds can help you imagine the scene. Martin Kersels is
interested in the role sound plays in telling tales and thought the
best way to get kids thinking about this would be to give them the
chance to tell stories with sound. So he created the Sound Garden, a
room filled with dozens of sound-making sculptures that sound just a
cool as they look!
