I often invite composers to create soundscapes and music to accompany my installations and shows, as I believe profoundly in the power of music/sound and what it can bring both to my work and an audience. Sound or music contributes another dimension that triggers our minds to adjust the way we focus, observe and stimulate our emotions. For Helter Skelter I invited my son Jules, aka Køemner, to compose a piece to accompany the exhibition and what he created, moved me to the core. He spent several weeks trawling the web searching for Czechoslovak radio samples which he then manipulated into an ethereal and haunting piece. One witty Czech friend, who had witnessed the sovietic era, said “sounds like creepy communist demons getting out of a box”. It did this for sure, but in such a moving and sophisticated way. Køemner released an EP of the work called ‘Obědy v Praze’ which is now available on Bandcamp here and all music streaming services, enjoy the samples he’s embedded into the following images.

Images (all photographs taken in the 1980s):
01 – Køemner’s EP Cover for Obědy v Praze using my photograph taken in cafe off Wenceslas SQ 1989
02 – Me and Jules in Staroměstské náměstí, Prague, 08/12/24.
Audio Images:
01 – My photograph taken in cafe off Wenceslas SQ 1989 with sample of Køemner’s from his EP Obědy v Praze
02 – Phossil 708 Barbara Day photographed by czech secret police StB with sample of Køemner’s from his EP Obědy v Praze