Jack Sachs animates Tate Britain with giant heads and flying pencils

Illustrator and animator Jack Sachs created SHHH!, a short video featuring surreal animated elements like a giant suspended head, a flying pencil, a cascade of cabbages, and a cloud of thumbs, roaming the halls of Tate Britain in London. The video was produced last November for Loud Tate: Shift, an event aimed at encouraging young people to discover and appreciate art. Sachs also led a workshop for 15- to 25-year-olds on the animation techniques used in the film. In an interview with It's Nice That, Sachs said he was asked to make a video that would engage younger audiences, noting that places like Tate Britain can seem austere and inaccessible to those without a specific interest in art history. He aimed to create a film that is fun and understandable for any viewer, highlighting the contrast between the quiet, silent nature of the museum and the powerful energy of the works it holds.