A few light installations have been placed in three areas around the square mile in the City of London this winter, and these light sculptures can be discovered until 22 January. The three areas are near Shoreditch High Street and Moorgate tube station in two locations (London Wall and near Moorgate station). There are five sculptures to see. Unfortunately, a couple of the installations were not completely working during my visit.
'Two Lamps' - Jeroen Henneman
The artist uses everyday objects to create illustrations, which are then illuminated. This installation features two desk lamps that are simplistic in form and illuminated with space around them. (The one in the background should have been illuminated, but it was not working.)
'Singularity' by Squidsoup
This sphere of light appears to be suspended in air. The installation uses light, colour, and different motion of patterns of light; it is all random.
'All the Light You See' by Alicia Eggert
The installation features a sentence that changes its meaning when all of the lights in the words or lit or when only some of the words are lit. This mimics the fact that light takes awhile to travel from one point to another, so "All You See Is Past" is the meaning as light travels through space. It is a reflection on everything having a time limit.
"NEST" by Vikas Patil and Santosh Gujar
The word "nest" means shelter, and this art installation visually represents a nest. The colours of the lights change over time with multiple colours or the entire structure taking on solid singular colours.
"Butterfly Effect" by Masamichi Shimada
The square contained five or six illuminated butterflies, but not all of the butterflies were illuminated (some of them were not working). The theme of the artwork is the term "butterfly effect", which is global cause and effect.
The sculptures are on display until 22 January, and I hope that all of them are illuminated if you do go to visit them.
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