UNIQLO Tate Play Linda Bell: Loop. Swing. Shake. Remake is on at Tate Modern until 12 April 2026.
In partnership with UNIQLO
How To Make Art that Moves
Take inspiration from Linda Bell and her brightly coloured looping sculptures which are designed to move!
Who is Linda Bell?
Linda Bell is a deaf artist who creates huge, colourful sculptures. Linda makes lots of loops in her artwork. She makes loops out of lots of different materials and sometimes adds them to big hoops, stretchy material or large nets. She likes to make them move once they are finished.
Linda works with lots of different materials which are very crinkly, and swishy. She likes to explore the textures of different materials. She tries out how each of her artworks can move, often getting other people to join in with her performances.
Once you’ve had a go, try swinging, shaking, or gently moving your sculpture.
Ask someone to join you and see what happens when you move your sculptures together!
Materials You Will Need
- some newspaper
- scissors
- a stapler
- masking tape or colourful tape
- ribbon or string
- colourful card
- pens and pencils
- shiny metallic packaging, like crisp packets
- fruit netting
- a pair of old tights (if you're going to make a stretchy hoop)
