Sep 28, 2024

Coach Potato

Introducing Coach Potato!

Give him a high five and he’ll give you a motivational yell, as recorded by the Ford Park Runners of Ulverston. “Dig deep!”, “No peeling off early!”, “Lapping everyone on the sofa (including him)”.

This creation was a challenge from FON (Full of Noises) in Barrow, taking sound art adventures in a sporty direction.

When someone touches either of his conductive palms random audio files are played from his rear-end!

Potato sack with arms and eyes on a small sofa, outside — Soaking up some sun before his big day at the park.

Potato sack with arms raised amoung runners at a park — Meeting his people, getting ready to push them hard.

Origin story

Potatoes covered in newspaper on a board saying Stop the Cuts — Making paper mache copies of potatoes (on an old protest board for some reason!).

Potato shapes made from paper mache and paper clay — Oooh look at those lovely spuds! Made hard with paper clay to be painted and varnished later

Oooh look at those lovely spuds — Start with an old sack trolley and a child's armchair.

partially constructed project on a table. small arm chair with wooded posts, chicken wire and
clear pipes protruding from it — Underneath it all, we're all just chicken wire and piping when you think about it!

Coach Potato in front of a piano with arms up — Late at night we caught hime composing a piano piece.

Forgot to photograph the making of the eyes, stencil, arms, hands and electronics! Oops