Delia on Stage (2007)
Four frame digital drawing
A heroine of Mike Johnston’s is the BBC Radiophonic Workshop pioneer Delia Derbyshire who used tape techniques to create hugely enjoyable electronic music. The upbeat feel of her music often disguised the fact that it was created with an astonishing attention to the details of sound. In Delia on Stage, Johnston has re-cast her as a musicbox figurine slowly spinning forever as he mourns her loss.