Tasking Collection

Indian musician plays noseflute and bagpipes simultaneously
An itinerant Indian musician plays a wind instrument similar to a nose flute using one nostril, whilst playing the bagpipes using his mouth

The Absent-Minded Owner of Two Babies, Joyce Dennys
A woman gets a little muddled when fixing her car in charge of her baby. She attempts to add milk to the engine while the baby takes a swig of oil. Date: 1929

Underwater house, Plymouth
A female physicist multitasking (reading a magazine whilst knitting) in Sealab II, Britains first permanent underwater laboratory, 30 feet below the waves off the coast of Plymouth, Devon

Two Bars Rest - Woman smoking, 1917
Illustration by E. Lucchesi taken from a De Reske cigarettes advertisement showing a woman multi tasking by playing the piano with one hand and lighting her cigarette from a candle with the other

Tatler front cover - Life in the lunch hour
Front cover of The Tatler in 1960 featuring a young woman under the dryer in a hairdressing salon, Simon of Knightsbridge, where they guaranteed a hairdo in under an hour

Stressed Secretary
A stressed-out secretary or typist answers an unpleasant telephone call. Date: 1978

The Model Actress
The model actress tries to read her script and stir a cup of tea at the same time

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Amidst the chaotic symphony of daily life, find moments of harmony and surprise. Indian musician Ravi plays the noseflute and bagpipes in perfect unison, a feat as enchanting as the underwater houses of Plymouth that hide beneath the waves. Meanwhile, Joyce Dennys' Absent-Minded Owner of Two Babies juggles motherhood with a mountain of tasks, while a woman takes a calming smoke break at Two Bars Rest in 1917. The stressed secretary longs for her lunch hour escape, and the model actress poses effortlessly, yet both share the same desire for a moment's peace. In the midst of it all, take a deep breath and let the music of life play on.