During the Olympic games, several large-scale works have art have popped up across London to signify the equipment used in the games. Giant shot puts, javelins, and bows and arrows are now located in various parts of the city. The works are known as "Gifts from the Olympic Gods" because of their large scale and historical significance of the games as having begun in ancient mythological Greece. The giant shot put looks as though it has been thrown by one of the gods and landed in the middle of London, embedding itself into the pavement.
The giant shot put attracted curious visitors who happened to walk past it on their journeys. Many stopped to read the sign about the sculpture, and many felt it and knocked onto it. Once one person became attracted to it and did this, others who saw it did the same. Many gravitated toward it, curious to see and understand it. Perhaps unknowingly, it encouraged interaction.
These artworks will be on display until the middle of September. More information about them and a map showing where they can be seen is available from the Mayor of London's website: http://www.molpresents.com/wonder.
This "Gift from the Olympic Gods Shot Put" has landed near to Waterloo station.
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