If you’re doing the long-walk through the tunnels of Waterloo station and happen to hear some music and a voice – fear not. They are not in fact the voices in your head but a new sound artwork courtesy TfL.
TfL has unveiled a new sound artwork at Waterloo Underground stationinviting commuters to experience a unique blend of music and spoken word during their daily journeys.
Created by Rory Pilgrim, Go Find Miracles is a 10-minute piece that plays along the moving walkway connecting the Jubilee and Northern lines on weekdays until 25 July.
This captivating work is the result of a collaboration between Pilgrim, the Feminist Library in Peckham, the Prison Choir Project, and the Mayor of London’s culture and community spaces at risk programme.
It highlights a special connection between London and Dorsetparticularly the Isle of Portland, known for its distinctive stone used in many iconic London buildings including Waterloo station itself as well as TfL and BBC headquarters.
Recorded partly in an underground quarry on Portland and a disused Jubilee line platform, the piece explores themes of law, environment, and everyday miracles through a prayer-like call and response structure between London and Portland.
Uniquely, some of its lyrics and melodies were co-written with men from Hmp/yoi portlandadding powerful voices from within the prison community.
Go Find Miracles offers an evocative, immersive experience linking history, place, and diverse communities, transforming a simple commute into a profound moment of reflection and connection.
Passengers traveling through Waterloo can hear the artwork weekdays until the end of Julycelebrating Art on the Underground’s ongoing commitment to enriching London’s public spaces with innovative cultural projects.
