London's annual festival dedicated to the river Thames (Totally Thames) always brings art and culture to the city, and each year is an installation piece placed in or on the river. In the past, there has been statues that submerge when the tide is high and an inflatible hippo. This year, one of South Korea's most prestigious artists, Ik-Joong Kang, has created the installation 'Floating Dreams'.
'Floating Dreams' is an illuminated lantern made using over 500 drawings, and it symbolises those who were displaced during the Korean War and hopes for peace and reunification for North and South Korea. The drawings and writings were created from the people who lived through the Korean War and who were asked to draw and remember their hometowns and those places and people that were lost.
A little boy in a yellow jacket stands on the top of the illuminated cube, turning and shining a torch/flashlight into the night as if searching for something. His school bag is located at the base of the cube.
'Floating Dreams' by Ik-Joong Kang is on display next to Millennium Bridge until the end of the month. It is illuminated at dusk each night.
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