Many Olympic-themed art installations have appeared across London to celebrate the Olympics. One of these is "House of Flags", designed by AY Architects Yeoryia Manolopoulou and Anthony Boulanger. The colourful flags are on display in Parliament Square. The flags are built from a three-dimensional wooden box-like structure, interconnected into each other. Standing in different angles allows visitors to see a certain selection of flags for each country participating in the Olympic games. The installation's presentation in different angles encourages visitors to interact with it by walking around the structure.
Many visitors, including those from the UK, walk around the structure to glimpse the flags of their countries and pose for a photograph. This installation was posing to be popular with visitors, and its location near to Big Ben and its bright colours drew visitors to the square. (On a side note, I'm glad that most of the protesters have been moved on from this area so that it looks clean once more. It's also the perfect place to showcase art installations.)
As a very young girl, I have always been fascinated by flags. I was too young to know about most of the other countries or comprehend the idea of other countries. The shapes and colours on the flags always drew me in. My grandmother had a small book about flags, and the book showed photographs of all of the flags in the world. I remember spending hours looking at the book and picking out my favourite flags.
Don't miss seeing this installation if you're in the area. Let me know what you think about it.
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