Silent Disco at the Tate Liverpool _300
A SILENT disco created at a Tate Liverpool sculpture show will remain at the gallery for an extra three months.
North West designer Wayne Hemingway, 48, created the disco to encourage young visitors to take a different view of sculpture.
Last night, he and his son Jack invited city DJs to launch their new playlists for the gallery space in a marathon set.
Visitors are invited to listen to a specially-chosen soundtrack through headphones while wandering through a selection of sculptures from the gallery’s national collection.
The walls have been painted purple and mirror balls hang from the ceiling, while flashing disco lights illuminate a dance floor.
Hemingway, who curated the exhibition with his 22-year-old son, said: “From my experience going into galleries with our four kids and trying to interest them in art, the silence can be oppressive.
“The exhibition was so successful the gallery is keeping it for a further three months, maybe longer. It seemed only right to change the music.
“The two tracks you could choose from were compiled by Jack and I.
“Now there are lots and of different genres – indie, soul and pop, as well as disco and funk.
“Unfortunately, the technology means you can only choose from two at a time, but they will now be on constant rotation.
