Covent Garden has recently been given a new art installation, which will be displayed for a month inside the market. Last year, the floating house installation by Alex Chinnek was on display until the end of October. 'Heartbeat' is an installation by French artist Charles Pétillon, and it is made out of 100,000 white balloons that slightly light up in places to create a 'heartbeat' effect, but I did not notice this effect or the shift in colour/shade of the balloons. The artist is known for his creation of artwork using white balloons.
It took 25 people over five nights to blow up the balloons for the installation.
According to Pétillon (1), the market buildings represent a heart of of the area of London and has a rich history, and balloons are a simple idea and also a well-known subject that cross borders and boundaries.
The artist also has an exhibition in Covent Garden next to the Royal Opera House.
1) CNN. 100,000 balloons beating in the heart of London. http://edition.cnn.com/2015/08/28/arts/charles-petillon-covent-garden-balloons/ [August 28, 2015].
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