‘A sonic piece of structure’: assist to construct this aural pavilion at Camden Arts Tasks

Within the hovering house of Camden Arts Tasks, Yuri Suzuki invitations every customer to assist form his newest work – a sonic structure inbuilt actual time. Armed with white plastic pipes, brightly colored funnel-shaped horns, and a set of easy instruments, guests assist to construct and reconfigure the pavilion construction rising inside the Grade II-listed former Methodist church’s double-height house. The weather they add form customized pathways for sound to journey and echo, leading to what Suzuki calls ‘an acoustic system… a sonic piece of structure… a utopian metropolis of shared expertise and mutual connection’.

Alongside the sound of holiday makers, a generative soundtrack performs softly via hidden audio system in pipes. Constructed from a library of vowels and consonants which are widespread throughout international languages, the sounds are composed in a method that typically resembles spoken language. ‘It might really feel acquainted, such as you’re listening to a language , although it’s from nowhere specifically,’ explains Suzuki.

The title Utooto attracts on a sacred Okinawan phrase utilized in prayer. It’s supposed to evoke reverence and play whereas inviting reflection.

Conceptually, the Tokyo-born Margate-based sound designer was impressed by utopian architectural visions, notably Walt Disney’s authentic plan for EPCOT (Experimental Prototype Neighborhood of Tomorrow). ‘EPCOT was imagined not as a theme park, however as an actual, functioning metropolis the place innovation and collaboration may form a greater future,’ he explains. ‘In an analogous spirit, Utooto invitations guests to assemble their very own prototypes of a utopia – not from concrete or metal, however from sound, construction, and collective creativeness.’

In a time of rising social division, Suzuki hopes the work can amplify interplay, communication, and collective play – utilizing sound as a common language.

Utooto runs at Camden Arts Tasks, London, till 5 October 2025, 9am-6pm, Wednesday to Sunday