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"Walking with the Snowman" is a trail featuring twelve life-sized snowman sculptures from Raymond Briggs' illustrated book "The Snowman". The snowman sculptures have been placed between London Bridge and Tower Bridge in London on the south bank where a Christmas market and street food has also been set up along the route. (Apparently, this part of London is now called London Bridge City.) Each of the twelve sculptures is designed based on the Christmas song "The Twelve Days of Christmas". The art trail has been set up between Wild in Art and Penguin Ventures. Often, these sculptures are auctioned off at the end of the trail to raise money for charity.

Eleven Pipers Piping - Jess Loveday

I enjoyed seeing the sculptures, which were all easy to locate and could be completed in a short amount of time. I saw others also looking for the snowmen as well as other people who did not know about them and happened to stumble upon them. With the Christmas market and street food, I found this part of London to be busy on a Sunday late afternoon a little over a week before Christmas.

Twelve Drummers Drumming - Jessican Perrin

Ten Lords a-Leaping - Hammo

Eight Maids a-Milking - Donna Newman

Six Geese a-Laying - Matilda Elizabeth; Nine Ladies Dancing - Lizzie Rose Chapman

Seven Swans a-Swimming - Laura-Kate Chapman

Four Calling Birds - Jenny Leonard

Five Gold Rings - Adam Pekr; Three French Hens - LeiMai Lemaow

A Partridge in a Pear Tree - Jodie Silverman; Two Turle Doves - Megan Heather Evans

The "Walking with the Snowman" sculpture trail is located between London Bridge and Tower Bridge (south Bank) until the 5th of January, and it is a fun day out.

American glass artist Dale Chihuly's works are currently on display at Kew Gardens in London in an exhibit titled "Reflections on nature". The artwork is scattered throughout the gardens to compliment the various plants and architecture of the buildings at Kew Gardens. Chihuly is from Washington State and went on to art school to study interior design, and he used glass in his artwork. He later went to Venice to work at Murano Glass where he learned even more about glass and the glass-blowing techniques, so there are some influences from Murano in his work.

Many of the installations are large-scale, and I am impressed at the scale of them considering that they are made of glass and must be very fragile as well as heavy (and dangerour) to move.

Paint brushes

Red Reeds

Ethereal White Persian Pond

Summer Sun

Scarlet and Yellow Icicle Tower

Neodymium Reeds and Turquoise Marlins

Cattails and Copper Birch Reeds

Sapphire Star

Niijima Floats

Lime Crystal Tower

Opal and Amber Towers

Temperate House contains several different groups of installations inside. The smaller ones are located throughout the greenhouse, in between plants or suspended from the ceiling.

Beluga Boat

Yellow Herons and Reeds

Green hornets and Gold Waterdrops

Red Reeds

Persians

Turquoise Marlins and Floats

In addition to the installations at Kew Gardens, the art gallery on the site (Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art) contains its own exhibition of Chihuly's work along with botanical artwork. There are several smaller examples of his work including glass wall hangings in three rooms and a video about the artist (which was too packed to watch or listen to). A couple of the different pieces are below, but they had so much more on display.

Basket

Persians

If you have not been yet, I recommend visiting Kew Gardens before the end of October (currently October 27) in order to see it. If you're not able to get there during the day (or even if you have and wish to see the art installations in a different light), a special Chihuly Nights event takes place during Thursday-Saturday evenings. In Chihuly Nights, the glass sculptures are illuminated at dark.

Sculpture in the City is a public sculpture trail that runs from May each year and is located in London's Square Mile, the City of London. Sculpture in the City is in its ninth year this year and has featured artists such as Damien Hirst, Antony Gormley, Ai Weiwei, and Tracey Emin and newer talent. I've been visiting the sculpture trail every year for the past few years, and I visited this year's trail a couple of weeks ago. Like previous years, a couple of the sculptures were shown the previous year so that visitors had a second chance to see the sculptures. 

This sculpture was on display for last year's sculpture trail and was created from the inside out. The obeslisk was made inside a wooden column filled with wet clay, and the artist dug her way out to leave behind this tunnel. Inprints of hands, legs, and knees can be seen in the shape.

'Climb' by Juliana Cerquiera Leite

'Dutch/Light' was commisioned to mark 350 years of the Dutch raid on the river Medway in Kent, which ended the Anglo-Dutch wars. The sculpture is made of Plexiglass panels where light reflects through and changes depending on the day. The Dutch represents the orange colour, and green represents England in this artwork.   

'Dutch/Light' by Jyll Bradley

This sculpture 'Sari Garden' was on display last year. It shows a large piece of cloth strung out along the street between lamp posts. It represents women and domestic life. It mimics laundry hanging out to dry.

'Sari Garden' by Clare Jarrett

Coley's work enhances the architecture of the sculpture and gives it meaning. The illuminated text reads 'the same for everyone', which allows the user to come up with their own meaning on the words. Is it a question or a utopian ideal?

'The Same for Everyone' by Nathan Coley

This neon sculpture was previously on display in Bristol and moved around the city to various locations picked by the public. It has also produced its own printed shirts, paintings, and fan base. The sculpture was also a part of the Sculpture in the City last year.

'I'm Staying' by Shaun C. Badham

This artwork, known as 'Arcadia' is a multi-part sculpture based on public signs. The artist, Leo Fitzmaurice, wishes to see how the sculptures relate to the space around them. 

'Arcadia' by Leo Fitzmaurice

This artwork is a fragment of windows made of primary colour see-through material. The measurements of the windows are from the Sampaio Ferreira textile factory, which is located in northern Portugal. The piece is interactive as the window panes can move, and each placement provides a different set of colours and views to look through.

'Series Industrial Windows I' by Marisa Ferreira

This neon sign sculpture shows hand gestures, giving it a social context in the placement in this public space above Leadenhall Market.

'The Source' by Patrick Tuttofuoco

This sculpture appears to be a series of stickers stuck onto the glass windows of the Leadenhall Building. These read: WITHIN A REALM OF RELATIVE FORM, A PURSUIT OF A FORM, AN ESSENTIAL COMPRESSION OF A FORM, AN ESSENTIAL EXPANSION OF A FORM, A DEGRADATION OF A FORM, AN OBJECTIFICATION OF WHICHSOEVER FORM, ALL TOGETHER NOW.

'Within a Realm of Relative Form' by Lawrence Weiner

Nina Saunders creates sculptures of everyday domestic objects. 'Abstract Mass' is a sculpture of chairs made of concrete. The chair appears to be comfortable upholstery, but this is actually just an illusion and is easy to see up close that it is cold and hard concrete. Saunders pushes the boundaries of private and public space and uses the material to help convey this sense of loneliness and placement.

'Abstract Mass' by Nina Saunders

This is a colourful sculpture inspired by the lava trees of Lava Trees State Park in Hawaii. The sculptures appear to be coming out of boulders on the ground.

'It Was Only a Matter of Time Before We Found the Pyramid and Forced it Open' by Salvatore Arancio

'Bridging Home, London' is an scupture commissioned in 2018 and was a part of last year's Sculpture in the City. The Korean house with bamboo garden was constructed by Do Ho Suh and represents a sense of displacement and integration. The little house appears to have fallen onto the footbridge on which it is placed. The theme of the work is migration to the City of London and East London, and the traditional building contrasts to the modern London architecture.

'Bridging Home London' by Do Ho Suh

This sculpture, 'Stagnight', was developed from drawings that that artist made while in Grizedale Forest in Cumbria in 1984. It was inspired by the drawings of trees and the shadows/silhouettes produced by light and shade of the trees. The 'stag' refers to a stag watching the artist but can also mean a 'stag night'. The sculpture presents the trees on top of a transport cart.

'Stagnight' by Michael Lyons

'Reclining Nude I' is an abstract and heavily-stylised reclining woman carved out of white marble. It is located off Bishopsgate in a churchyard.

'Reclining Nude I' by Kevin Francis Gray

This artwork is a neon poem made of neon blue letters, which appear to float in mid-air. The context changes in the night where the lights float more, and in the day, the garden becomes part of the artwork. It reads: "you've gone touching leaves in the moonlight".

'The Garden of Floating Words' by Elisa Artesero

This is one of twelve sculptures in a study of the Renaissance sculpture. It was also influenced by the Vietnam war where images came from and then recreated for the artwork.

'Site of the Fall - Study of a Renaissance Garden' by Reza Aramesh

Projected onto the ceiling of 120 Fenchurch Street courtyard is this beautiful botanic garden. It was inspired by the garden plans of the Stanford Wildflower Seeding Project and garden at Stanford Hospital. The flowers are animated, colliding with each other and breaking apart. This artwork was on display in July only.

'Botanic' by Jennifer Steinkamp

'Crocodylius Philodendrus' is a cluster of animal forms (deer, crocodiles, pigs, tortoises, zebras) that appear to be floating in air or life-size shapes of a child's toy animals. This sculpture was a part of last year's sculpture trail.

'Crocodylius Philodendrus' by Nancy Rubins

There is one more sculpture that will only be on display in the autumn. Much like the 'Botanic' sculpture, a couple of the sculptures only appear for a limited time.

Previous years of London's Sculpture in the City are included below:

• Sculpture in the City, 2018
• Sculpture in the City, 2017
• Sculpture in the City 2016
• Sculpture in the City 2015
• Sculpture in the City 2014
• Sculpture in the City 2013

World Horse Trail is a sculpture trail in three parts, created after the success of a previous trail in 2016 at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials. The three trails (all with unique scuptures) are located at horse rehoming centres across the UK, Windsor and Kensington/Chelsea in London. The trail covers the story of horses helped by the World Horse Welfare charity, who have put the trails together in order to raise money by auctioning off the sculptures.

Julian Seaman - Gitana

Gitana is a working horse in Nicaragua who travels to the city everyday with her owners, selling goods. Her name means "gypsy", and her design is inspired by colourful outfits. Her owners needed additional help for her.

Jamie Osbourne - Patience

Patience is a horse from Haiti whose owner uses him as a taxi service to tourists. His owner brought him to a clinic to receive treatment caused by a poorly-fitted collar. 

Sara Cox - Melvin Andrews

This horse had been dumped in a back yard overnight after the thirteen-year old daughter responded to an advertisement. He was cared for and rehomed. 

Martin Clunes and Jennifer Bell - Clippy

Clippy was found in a poor state in stables that were in bad condition. His story was told at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which inspired his floral design.

Rob Williams - Sinbad

Sinbad was rescued with his mother because the owners could not properly care for them. Sinbad now competes in local shows and events. His design is inspired by the tales of Sinbad on the sea.

Gillian Higgins - Black

Black is a working horse from Costa Rica. He is used to teach children about horse welfare and to demonstrate to owners how to properly care for their horses so that can can continue to keep helping their families for longer. 

Judy Boyt - Chiquita

Chiquita is from Costa Rica, and she helps provide transport through the jungle. She also helps to take the children to school and help with agricultural work. Her sculpture design is inspired by her home and helping with her family.

Lee MacKenzie - Rayo

Rayo is from Panama and helps his family earn a living and transporting cargo. The owners of Rayo have been helped by the charity to provide welfare to their horses.

Competition entry winners - Hope

Hope is from North Wales, and she was part of a large group of horses that needed to be cared for and whose owners could not take care of them.

Alan Titchmarsh - Jewel

Jewel was brought into care after her owners could not care for her, and she was a bit timid. She has since been rehomed, and the design is inspired by the 200th anniversary celebrations of the birth of Queen Victoria.

For more information about World Horse Trail, see:  https://www.worldhorsewelfare.org

Every July through October, several sculptures are placed inside Regent's Park in London so that the public can view them for free ahead of the Frieze Art Festival that takes place in October. This free event in Regent's Park during the summer months is called Frieze Sculpture, and the corner of Regent's Park closest to Great Portland Street becomes host to a collection of fascinating sculptures. I have seen the sculptures for the past three years now, and it's always a fun afternoon out combined with relaxing in the park. The sculptures always go on display at the beginning of July to beginning of October.

"Tudor Ball" by Lars Fisk

This orb has been decorated as a timber-framed Tudor-style house, complete with a thatched roof and a window with geraniums. The shape of the form constrasts to the stark lines of the timber-framed architecture style.

"My Melody" by Tom Sachs

This large-sized cartoon "My Melody" is made to represent the Japanese character from Sanrio (makers of 'Hello Kitty') as a large toy. It is made of bronze and painted white to appear like a large toy, crafted manually and with deliberate imperfections to look more realistic. 

"Mnemonic Vehicle 2" by Vic Muniz

This sculpture depicts a 1973 model of a Jaguar E-type Matchbox toy car. I've taken a photograph of the inside of the car and the outside, complete with 'plastic' and simplified steering wheel, tires/tyres, and rubbed-off paint to mimic a much-loved toy car.

"Usagi Kannon II" by Leika Ikemura

This is a bronze sculpture with a blend between a rabbit and human figure (or a human with rabbit ears and paws). The face of the figure evokes a sense of sadness, and the interior of the sculpture through the figure's dress can be crawled into (for children at least) and acts as a temple.

"Superhero Cog Woman" by LR Vandy

This giant steel cog is a symbol representing women, who are the cogs and motion of society and the drivers of industry. The artist found that a cog is the best representation of a woman. The cog sculpture appears to have a feminine shape and form, and it represents a figure of a woman.

"Receiver" by Huma Bhabha

This figure has been constructed from carved cork and then cast with bronze. The medium and method of production is important to this piece. The artist appreciates the transformation of objects into abstract figures.

"Celloswarm" by Bill Woodrow

This sculpture shows a group of bees who have swarmed on a musical instrument, the cello. The bees appear to form a shape based on motion, transforming the original purpose of the cello and creating an object with a different purpose and sense of movement.

"The Hatchling" by Joanna Rajkowska

This giant egg is inspired by a blackbird's egg. The sculpture is also meant to emit the sounds of eggs hatching or cracking, though I don't think I heard anything on my visit so I am not sure if it is working. 

"Cloud Study" by Charlie Godet Thomas

These two sculptures are weather vanes that twist and turn with the wind. On top of the weather vanes are designs of clouds with raindop symbols underneath. The clouds have writing on them, which can be glimpsed as they turn with the sky or trees behind them. "A little rain never hurt anybody" and "my luck's changed" are written on the clouds. The typography of the text also mimics the cloud shape.

"On Hold #9" by Peter Buggenhout

This sculpture appears to be trash or a mix of colourful plastic balloons merged together in between construction steel, coming out at different angles. This seems to take on its own shape and appears almost unstable.

"Autonomous Morris" by Zak Ové

This is a totem mask evoking ancient art from different cultures. The sculpture is created from the bonnets/hoods of vintage vehicles; I am guessing that they are from the Morris car, judging by the title, (or at least some of them are). The metal is different colours, adding to the sculpture.

"Strange Temporalities" by Ghazaleh Avarzamani 

This sculpture is a segmented section of a child's slide. It encourages the viewer to think about playtime as a method of thinking with education.

"A Stranger Holding Two Wings" by Tai-Jung Um

The title of this sculpture pretty much gives it away. It is a simple sculpture with a steel black structure appearing like a simplified figure holding two pieces of silver metal.

"When I Sleep" by Tracey Emin

This large bronze structure shows a feminine figure curled up in a withdrawn position. The thick and dark metal is in contrast to the vulernability shown in the pose.

"Cord" by Jodie Carey

This metal pole has a rope-like structure that stands upright. The pieces petruding from the rope look like rust.

"ONE through ZERO" by Robert Indiana

The sculptor often creates large-scale numbers and letters, favoruing them as a representation and  symbol that parallels to life and emotion. These large brown numbers (which start at one and end at zero) loop in a circle. It is meant to represent the circle of life, ending at death, which is the zero.

"Untitled" by Ma Desheng

The sculptures that Ma Desheng creates represent tradition Chinese sculpture and paintings. This series of stone sculptures is meant to represent the relationship between people and the government, which is a balancing act.

"Laura Asia's Dream" by Juame Plensa

This dream-like face has been created from bronze but appears as if it is carved out of stone with representation on the other side as if it has broken from stone. The artist creates these portrait sculptures. The sculpture itself looks as if it almost isn't there as it shifts depending on the angle viewed from and almost appears like a vision or dream.

"Composition" by Barry Flanagan

This sculpture shows three elephants holding up a dancing hare. The artist often creates artwork that defies gravity and shows a sense of balance, and the hare features often in the work.

"Bridges (We are melting)" by Ivan Argote

Bridges are used by the artist as a means to connect with others. These three bridges have words inscribed onto them and can be interacted with by the viewer.

"Alexander" by Bettina Pousttchi

The artist has used everyday street bollards to create a sculpture showing dimension and form. 

"Solar Disc III" by Emily Young

The artist has created a circluar sculpture using onyx stone. The circle is a basic nature element and represents the moon, sun, and Earth. The patterns in the natural stone create interest.

"American Images" by Lucy Skaer

These three limestone boulders were mined from Litograph City in Iowa, USA. They show the city's short-lived success as a limestone quarry. This limestone was used to create printing plates to print litographs/maps.

This wraps it up for Frieze Sculpture in Regent's Park for 2019. For previous years, see my posts below:

Frieze Sculpture 2018
Frieze Art Fair 2017

Italian street art sculpture duo Urban Solid have recently been to London and pasted up a couple of new pieces from their new work "Human Beings Are Connected". The new sculptures feature human brains with a wifi bar above them, as if they are transmitting a signal. These new pieces were placed up in late January, but they have not lasted too long as they got chipping damage on them quite soon after being placed up.

The street art is located on Sclater Street and in Star Yard off Brick Lane. I enjoy seeing new work by these artists and wish they had placed a few more pieces around, including replacing their often-photographed figures on the wall on Brick Lane. But, it appears that that phase of their work has been completed.

In addition, I spotted the below piece located off the top of Brick Lane (north of Bethnal Green Road), which I must have missed before. These sculptures were placed a couple of years ago ahead of one of their shows. It's very chipped as it appears that someone has tried to remove it.

For previous posts about Urban Solid on this blog, visit:

Urban Solid Sculptural Invasion
Street Art: Urban Solid
Urban Solid duo put up new London Street Art Installations 

Sculpture in the City is a public sculpture trail that runs for a year from May to May and is centred in London's Square Mile. Sculpture in the City, now in its eighth year, has featured artists such as  Damien Hirst, Antony Gormley, Ai Weiwei, and Tracey Emin (this year) along with newer talent. I enjoy visiting the sculpture trail each year, although my schedule did not allow me to visit at any point last year, but I was able to visit a few weeks ago before the sculptures are replaced.

In 2018 and moving into the early part of the year, there were twenty new artworks (and for the first time, soundscapes) on display, although one of those has been removed at some point during the duration of the event and will not be on display. 

Untitled (1969) - David Annesley

This bright shape uses negative space and includes smaller shapes inside it, giving it a sense of order and continuity. The artist was inspired by his time in the RAF, and the bold colours are a result of using colour in sculpture and inspired by other artists.

Bridging Home, London - Do Ho Suh

This installation is located on a bridge above Wormwood Street in the City of London and shows a traditional-style Korean house appear to have fallen from the sky and landed on the middle of the bridge. It appeals to the migrant story of London's East End, which has been a welcome place for those moving to London in history. This is one of the most eye-catching sculptures because it appears so unexpected.

Pepper Rock - Richard Rome

Richard Rome built this sculpture from parts of earlier sculptures, and this work was on display at Yorkshire Sculpture Park for a couple of years before being removed, and it was also on display in Canary Wharf. To me, the inear elements are strong but encase an organic circular form which appears to be a human face, but this was my own interpretation.

Tree - Marina Abramović

This is a soundscape that takes place inside a real tree and offers creativity to all, repeating the sounds and reminiscent of the artist's childhood and strict upbringing. The audio played tweeting birds when I visited it. 

The Adventurer - Gabriel Lester

This sculpture contains the elements of poster-changers that display advertising, and these have been arranged with a bench to sit on. The illustrations have been made to mimic city streets, and they move from illustration to illustration in a maze-like journey.

Your Lips Moved Across My Face - Tracey Emin

In the past year, Emin has been experimenting and creating neon sign artwork with phrases from her diary or sentences to evoke a feeling. This one is a sensual meaning with bright pink, evoking a private and passionate moment and displayed in an alleyway.

UNIVRS - Michail Pirgelis

It is a section of a plane. Michael Pirgelis works with aviation materials that he selects from scrapyards in the American desert. This is an Airbus 300 section. The artwork is showing it in context with its surroundings.

Sari Garden - Clare Jarrett

This artwork is made up of the sari (women's dress). All sewn together and made of bright colours, they appear to become a flag or washing hanging out to dry. The piece is meant to showcase women's lives and domesticity. 

Climb - Juliana Cerqueira Leite

This sculpture was created in a reverse way by creating a sculpture shell, carving it from moving inside, and then filling it with wet clay. The sculpture thus includes imprints of the artist's hands, knees, feet, and arms. I interpreted this sculpture to be a candle that has been burning and dripping with wax.

The Great Escape - Miroslaw Balka

This soundscape is located in a small alley between buildings off Fenchurch Street. It involves a man whistling. The whistling is to the tune played in the film "The Great Escape". At first, the listener thinks someone is inside the alleyway and whistling, and it's also funny because it brings up emotions of the film.

Synapsid - Karen Tang

This brightly-coloured sculpture was on display during the 2017-2018 Sculpture in the City. It appears to be a giant insect or alien creature. The bright colour and organic shape draws visitors to it, and it encourages interaction via its shape and openings. 

Perceval - Sarah Lucas

This life-sized bronze horse pulling a car of giant ceramic squash in a cart represents the ceramic ornaments that people used to display in their homes.

Stack Blues - Sean Scully RA

These blocks and this artwork is inspired by looking at the horizon. This artist's work has been shown before in London, and this one mimics the blue hues of the sky, land (in the distance/mountains) and sea.

A Worldwide Web of Somewheres - Amanda Lwin

This artwork hanging above Leadenhall Market is made from Polynesian fishing nets, which were also used as maps of the water's currents and the wind. 

I'm Staying  - Shaun C. Badham

This neon sign was developed and shown in Bristol for awhile before moving to various locations depending on online votes. It is high above Leadenhall Market currently.

Numen (Shifting Votives One and Two and Three) - Thomas J Price

These sculptures have been in display in London before, and these aluminum heads rest on top of marble columns. They have been inspired by the Greek, Roman and Egyptian busts and sculptures but for the modern day, and they are placed at high level instead of above it.

Body - Jean-Luc Moulene

Produced at the Renault factory is this organic and contoured form. It appears fluid like a car's body or some sort of form, containing only three colours that have been blended into white.

Crocodylius Philodendrus - Nancy Rubins

This creature is a cluster of animals that take on their own form as a whole, balancing on each other and opposing each other. The congealment of the animals reminded me of a cluster of plastic toy animals that have been thrown in the air or onto the floor in a pattern.

Previous years of London's Sculpture in the City are included below:

• Sculpture in the City, 2017
• Sculpture in the City 2016
• Sculpture in the City 2015
• Sculpture in the City 2014
• Sculpture in the City 2013

Wellington Arch is located on Hyde Park Corner and Green Park, and it is a Grade I listed archway that was created by Decimus Burton in 1830. The arch was originally located nearby but moved in 1882/3. Originally, the arch had a large statue of the 1st Duke of Wellington on top, which is how it got its name. Since 1912, the statue on top is a bronze chariot. The archway Wellington Arch and Marble Arch (on the other side of Hyde Park) commemorate British victories in the Napoleonic wars.

The arch is hollow inside and was a police headquarters until 1999, when it was opened to the public with a small museum. The main exhibit related to the Napoleonic wars and Wellington, and there's smaller exhibitions on the moving of the arch, the statue that used to sit atop the arch, and the wars. However, most people probably go to visit the arch for the views over the surrounding area, including Apsley House and down Constitution Hill. Some of the famous London landmarks can also be glimpsed, including Big Ben (currently behind scaffolding), London Eye, and the Shard. I took some photographs of the view so you can see what to expect.

The Wellington Arch is managed by English Heritage and is open from 10:00 to 4:00 during the day at this time of the year but closed on some days. Longer hours and opening days depend on the season, so check ahead.

This was my fourth year visiting Winter Lights at Canary Wharf. Winter Lights at Canary Wharf has become an annual festival for the past five years now, taking place for nearly two weeks from mid-January. I visited it on Wednesday this week, its second day. This year was not as cold as previous years, but I got soaked in the first hour, but fortunately the rain stopped. Overall, I found this year's installations to be a real treat with so many wonderful and diverse types of installation, and they were easier to locate and attracked crowds.

This year, the installations were much easier to locate. Park of this is due to me having worked out the map of Canary Wharf's "maze" in my head, but the real bonus was there wasn't a reliance on using the shopping mall for installations, as the shopping mall is a maze and some of the installations took a lot of searching for, and the volunteers couldn't even help me in the past. Last year, many of the installations were in the mall with small rooms set up, and they had queues with long waiting times. I am glad that they've done away with these this year and have showcased some great new installations, and these new installations are picturesque and have encouraged people to visit. They have generated large numbers during a Wednesday after work on the second night, and I know that the event does keep getting more popular.

This year is the first year where the festival has put on "Winter Lights Bites", a small selection of food trucks outside of Cabot Square. I did not eat lunch, so my first stop was to Cabot Square to enjoy a small pizza from The Rolling Dough, which was just as tasty as it looks in the photograph above. I'm picky about my pizza, and this hit the spot. After walking to a few of the nearby installations, I returned to enjoy a strawberry and chocolate waffle from Waffle On and hot chocolate with toasted marshmallow at the same place but branded 'Fatties'. Both were really nice, and the hot chocolate was sweet and went well with the toasted marshmallow. I enjoyed these while I waited for the rain to stop.

So, in short, the event attracts more people and has its own small selection of food trucks with delicious food and hot chocolate when visitors are in the need of something warm. I know that in previous years, I got very cold so the hot chocolate would have hit the spot then. Now, for the light installations and artwork...

HEOFON LIGHT MAZE BY BEN BUSCHE OF BRUT DELUXE

This wonderful interactive art installation encourages visitors to wander inside to become lost in the maze. This light maze, located in Cabot Square, uses geometric imagery and all of the colours of the rainbow, which slowly cycle through. The maze is covered by mirroring images, and other visitors on the other sides of the panel create silhouette shapes, which reflects the colour and creates additional patterns. This is a fun piece and encourages visitors to take photographs whilst exploring it.

CABOT SQUARE FOUNTAIN

Not an official installation for the show however transformed is the Cabot Square Fountain. The water is illuminated with changing colours and patterns and sequenced to music. The Winter Lights Bites are at one end of the fountain, so the music can be enjoyed, and different movie themes are played to the dancing fountain.

BLUE NEURON BY ZAC GREENING

This art installation is placed between the trees in Columbus Courtyard, weaving amongst the branches with pulsating lights that move from one part of the installation to the next. The artwork was built from plastic bottles, and it looks like a creature or a biological part of the body where signals are sent, as demonstrated by the moving light. I managed to catch a part of the sculpture that lit up at once, but this changes quickly as various areas of the sculpture placed between the row of trees light up. The use of discarded plastic bottles makes this an environmental piece.

TIME & TIDE BY PAUL & PUTE

This installation represents an hourglass, covered in what appears to be plastic but is actually biodegradable material. The artwork pulsates with an on-off glow and its purpose is to remind the viewer about plastic pollution and that time is running out to conquer the pollution.

SASHA TREES BY ADAM DECOLIGHT

I loved the bright and colourful 'Sasha Trees' installation at Westferry Circus. These glowing fir trees slowly change colour, cycling between many different colours. They create this magical illuminated forest, which constrasts perfectly the tall skyscrapers of Canary Wharf a short distance away. The trees were created with four parts, and these segments all change colour, but I noticed that a whole tree and two or three segments were not working unfortunately.

AURA BY RONAN DEVLIN

This is an interactive art installation that requires a participant to be in front of a camera, and the camera captures the form and feelings to mirror them onto water spray in the dock. I think that it required moving around a lot to create different effects, but people just wanted to stand in front of it, but it reacted more to motion.

WE COULD MEET BY MARTIN RICHMAN

A couple of the installations at Canary Wharf are permanent ones, but they keep being included onto the Winter Lights program. One of these is 'We Could Meet', which is located in the ditch on the side of Crossrail Place. It has been in situ since 2015, and it is created using over 500 rods of light, which change in colour and frequency throughout the evening. The rods are designed to mimic what a visitor may find in a pond.

COLOUR MOVES BY ROMBOUT FRIELING LAB

This installation is located on Adams Plaza Bridge, and for the first time that I have seen, the bridge is open between One Canada Square and Crossrail Place. The installation explores colour and how colour is perceived by the mind by comparisons. The swirling patterns appear to cause motion, so what appears to be red could then appear to be blue. This one really brings to the perspective when looking at the different patterns on the walls and seeing them move and change colour when compared to the rest of the tunnel. It was a very uneasy and 'questioning perception' feeling.

RECYCLISM BY OSKAR KRAJEWSKI /ART OF OK

A small exhibition in a room at Crossrail Place showcases some of the sculptures and artwork of Oskar Krajewski. Outside the room is one exhibition, which is combined with sound to explain the sculptures. The sculptures are created in boxes or hung up, and they demonstrate items that have been recycled. They have been placed inside the transparent boxes in illuminated form to create, what appears to be, futuristic worlds. The wall artwork is created from recycled materials as well. The first sculpture was created completely from parts of old computers and the audio explains that society must stop being so wasteful. 

VENA LUMEN BY FONTYS VENA LUMEN TEAM

"Vena Lumen" means "pulsating light", and this installation is a large bench. Visitors are meant to interact with this artwork, which changes pattern and colour when it is sat on and when the visitor's hand is placed on the side over a button that measures heart rate. It is the heart rate of the visitors that makes this bench take on new meaning, creating patterns in the light between the two visitors on both sides of the bench. If no one is touching the button, the bench cycles through solid colours.

ENCHANTED CONNECTIONS BY TINE BECH STUDIO

The roof gardens at the top of Crossrail Place have been transformed into a gradually-changing light show. The trees and walkways are illuminated with different colours, each colour projected onto the trees or bushes. A light mist is also sprayed in front of some of the lights along the path to grab further colour. I loved this transformation of the roof gardens and the glowing of the colours on the trees and walkways. I would love it if this was a permanent installation.

LAST PARADE BY ALEXANDER REICHSTEIN

This video installation has been placed in the water channel next to Crossrail Place, and it contains illuminated silhouettes of animals that walk along the side of the wall. There are a wide variety of animals, each parading from one side to the other side, and the animal sounds are part of the illumination. Lions, birds, elephants, zebra, rhinos, bears, antelope, and buffalo all made an appearance. The animals also appeared to interact by stopping to look around or taking a drink from the water.

LIGHTBENCH BY LBO LICHTBANK

These light benches, which slowly change into different colours, have been a permanent installation at Canary Wharf for the past couple of years now. They are located in Canada Square Park, and I've covered them previously before they were a permanent piece and after (last year), and they have also been on show at other events. They are quite an attraction and encourage visitors to have their photographs taken with them. 

SUBMERGENCE BY SQUIDSOUP

A highly-interactive installation was located in Montgomery Park this year for Winter Lights, and it was fascinating and attracted the largest crowds. This installation contains thousands of lights on ropes that hang from the sky, and visitors can walk inside of the artwork and interact. This was generating a lot of photographs and people standing around. The sequence was a little difficult, however. The installation was slow to progress with many of the lights remaining off and then slowly coming on and fading out before all of the lights were on and changed colour, and this part of the sequence did not last very long. I wish that the lights stayed on for longer instead of the very slow build-up. Other than that, it is a great piece.

ANGELS OF FREEDOM BY OGE COLLECTIVE

These angel wings were dotted around various sites at Canary Wharf, and a couple of them were located in the mall with a further three along the trail. They are no stranger to Winter Lights at Canary Wharf as they have previously appeared a couple of years ago. They are highly interactive and encourage a visitor to stand in front while a photograph is taken, giving the participant an angel-like appearance with the illuminated wings. The visitor becomes a part of the artwork.

LIGHT, STONE, PAVEMENT BY RAOUL SIMPSON

This art installation is an illuminated game of hopscotch. The chalk lines have been replaced by illuminated ribbons. This one attracted attention from a couple of children visiting the event.

FLOW BY SQUIDSOUP

This light installation visualises the flow of energy from one point to another, and this is visualised by patterns and design ripples. The lights flow from one part of the pattern to the next, and sometimes the whole pattern is illuminated before it changes again.

FLOATING ISLANDS BY MÜRÜDE MEHMET

Local children from Tower Hamlets have created these colourful floating forms with the help of community artist Mürüde Mehmet. All of the floating and illuminated artwork has been created from plastic recycled bottles. They have been placed into the fountain at Jubilee Park to showcase an awareness of plastic pollution and for viewers to see the damage caused by one-time-use bottles and the waste generated.

PRISMATICA BY RAW DESIGN IN COLLABORATION WITH ATOMIC3

Giant and illuminated prisms have made a new appearance for this year's new Winter Lights at Canary Wharf. This time, the tall prisms are in the shape of triangular towers and placed onto pedestals that spin when the visitors interact with them. The spectrum of the colours shift and change when they are interacted with, and these attracted a lot of attention with visitors participating in the creation of the artwork. On my visit, I found it particularly difficult to obtain a decent photograph because the installation proved to be extremely popular.

TWO HEARTS BY STUART LANGLEY

These two giant illumiated red hearts are projected onto one of the buildings at Canary Wharf. The hearts pulsate gently, glowing and fading in luminosity. They demonstrate the life and support of the buildings. They remined me of Valentine's Day, which is only a month away now.

BIT.FALL BY JULIUS POPP

Another permanent piece that is showcased each year on the Winter Lights at Canary Wharf brochure is this illuminated water feature. I've showcased it each year with a different word, but I did not hang around it as much this year because it was getting late, but I managed to capture the word "entangled". The artwork blends technology, water, and light to create a set of falling words that have been taken from 'The Times' website.

WHALE GHOST BY PITAYA

This one wasn't working when I visited it, but apparently it was earlier in the evening, and I should have seen it as I started off a few yards away at Cabot Square. I have seen a video of it, and the strucutre is formed to look like a whale skeleton, as the name suggests. It is illuminated into a gradually-changing colour, but it moves as a whale would move, and whale noises can be heard around it. It is another environmental artwork that showcases the plight of our sea creatures.

Previous visits to the Winter Lights at Canary Wharf can be seen below:

Winter Lights @ Canary Wharf 2018
Canary Wharf Winter Lights (2017)
Winter Lights @ Canary Wharf (2016)

Seaside English town Brighton hosted a charity art sculpture trail this autumn. The trail was put together by organisers "Wild In Art" after the successful "Snowdogs by the Sea" sculpture trail that took place in 2016 (Snowdogs by the Sea - Brighton) and features large-scale snails (dubbed "Snailspace" and #BeMoreSnail). Once again, the charity that benefits from the auction and merchandise of "Snailspace" is Martlets, a hospice that helps people with terminal illnesses.

Unfortunately, I was not able to get to Brighton this autumn in order to see all of the snails in situ on the trail, so I looked forward to the farewell event, which took place last weekend. The snails were all put together at the church St. Augustine's Centre indoors. I would have preferred them to be displayed outside or at least spread out a little more as the centre was busy and it was difficult to take a look at them all. 

I enjoy these sculpture trails because they enable the community to come together and to appreciate art, walk, and support local businesses. I have seen many families out enjoying the trails in other cities and it also gives everyone a chance to explore a part of a city where visitors may not be too familiar with. It also helps others to create and participate in artwork. The sculptures were in place in Brighton and Hove between 15 September to 18 November, and visitors said farewell to them at the event on the first weekend of December. 

The theme of the trail was to #BeMoreSnail and live life at a snail's pace so that time with family and friends can be enjoyed. This is good advice because we all have busy lives, and time just seems to speed by or we wish our lives away for the weekend or for some time to spend with friends and family.

This year, the now-annual "Wild in Art" snowdog charity sculpture trail visits southern England. The character behind the sculpture trail is based upon the story by Raymond Briggs called "The Snowman and The Snowdog". It all started with an animated short "The Snowman" in 1982, a story about a little boy and a magical snowman. In 2012, a sequel was aired with the return of the snowman and the introduction of the snowdog character. This year is the 40th anniversary of the publication of the story. 

Bagdogg - Peter and Emily Firmin

The past two years have brought the snowdogs in creative variations to different parts of the UK, and they are now in their third year. In 2016, the snowdogs went to the north of England (Newcastle) and Brighton. In 2017, the snowdogs could be found in Cardiff. This year, they are in the south of England again in Ashford, Kent. The sculptures raise money for local charities, and I believe these are put in place to start communities in raising more money for charity and having new sculpture trails in the future.

Vincent Van Pooch - Beverley Fisher

Patch - Phillippa Goddard

Snowbrador - Ruby Cooper

Pow-wow - Jenny Leonard

Give a Dog a Bone - Oliver Winconek

Doodle Dog - Mr Doodle

Bark Kent - Victoria Robbins

Goldie - Lois Cordelia

Pawberry - Leah Pendleton

Lest We Forget The War Dogs (1918-2018) - Lois Cordelia

Stripes - Deven Bhurke and Pastel Harlequin - Catherine Digman

Made in Ash-Hound - Danielle Williamson-Tinybeegle and Wildflower Meadow - Deborah Woodward

This week is the final week of the snowdog trail in Ashford, Kent. The sculptures will be auctioned on the 3rd of December, but visitors have one more chance to see them on December 1st at a farewell event where all of the snowdog sculptures will be put together.

Many weeks ago, I went to Bath to see Minerva's Owls, a sculpture trail of over 80 painted owl sculptures available to auction to raise money for different charities local to Bath. The weekend that I visited them was a wash-out, so I did not get to see many of the sculptures and vowed to return if they had an event showing them all in one place, which they did. The owl sculptures, which were on display until the 10^th of September, were brought together at the Bath Rugby Grounds for their final public event at the end of September before the auction.

Oswold by Charlotte and Claire Self

Below are photographs of the owls during their final public event before the auction. All 82 owls were auctioned in mid-October, and the owls raised nearly £140,000 for charity. 

Nocturnowl by Annabel Menheneott

The Owl and the Pussycat by Jane Veveris Callan

Forest Stump by Jane Robinson

Forest Stump by Jane Robinson

Basanti by Elysia Paterson

Cosmos the Owlstranaut by Tony Hitchcock

Spokes by Perry Harris

Octavius by Joanna Dewfall; Cosmic Allen by Cheba; Speculo by Bath Aqua Glass community project; Street Wise Owl by Laura Fearn

Golden Civetta by Josie Bahar

Emma the Community Rail Owl by Keynsham ArtSpace/Joe Tymkow

Emily by Vera Carbin

JK Owling by Jo McCarron

Digitowl by John Gould

Owls

Lumin15 by James Aveling

The owls that fetched the highest prices at auction were the mosaic 'Octavius', which received £7,500 and JK Owling, which made £5,500.

Today's post covers Kastellet in Copenhagen. For those who have been to Copenhagen and have decided to seek out "The Little Mermaid" sculpture in the city, they may recognise this park and these beautiful red buildings that make up the park; it is actually a fortress. The park is designed in a star shape, and it is one of the only star-shaped fortresses in existence in Europe today. The park is open to the public but is also still used for military activities. The area was constructed in the mid-1600s.

The park contains the red buildings, a windmill, a church, and several bastions that make up the walls and earthworks. The whole park is surrounded by a moat.

In the autumn and at the end of October (my visit was at the end of October but a few days too soon), outdoor concerts are conducted here for the birthday of the buildings. There are also summer concerts.

The Little Mermaid sculpture can be explored, though it is very tiny and on the edge of the water near Kastellet. Not far away is a land-version of the mermaid sculpture with a larger anatomy. The Little Mermaid is based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, and it was commissioned in 1909 by Carl Jacobsen, whose father founded Carlsberg; he had been fascinated by the ballet and wanted the ballerina to become the model for the statue. She agreed, but she did not agree to the nudity, so that was modelled on the sculptor's wife. The statue was completed in 1913 in bronze by Edvard Eriksen. It sits a few steps away from the shore, but it has been vandalised several times and tourists have started to climb onto it to get photographs now.

The Kastellet is a very attractive area to visit in the autumn as the trees look stunning next to the red architecture.

On Bank Holiday Monday this week, I decided to see one last sculpture trail during the washout Bank Holiday weekend. Currently, Minerva's Owls are located in and around one of my favourite cities in England: Bath, Somerset. The 80+ owl sculptures have been painted and decorated by local artists to raise money for various Bath charities. A couple of the owls have been painted by street artists ATM, Inkie, and Cheba. The trail is currently in full swing until the 10th of September. I did not get to see all of the sculptures as there are just too many to see in a day with poor weather, and some of them were shut up inside shops and businesses that had closed for the Bank Holiday. 

Minerva's Night Owl - Rebecca Collett

Minerva's Owls are a throwback to the Roman roots of Bath, which was named after the Roman baths there that date to 1AD. Minerva (also known as Athena) was a goddess of wisedom. Her "mascot" was the owl, so this is why Bath has owls.

Athene Noctua - ATM

This is the third sculpture trail in Bath. The first one was in 2008, and it was "King Bladud's Pigs of Bath", which held a few months after I moved out of the area. However, I did see a couple of the pigs on a visit that year, but I do not have any photographs. The next trail was lions in 2010, and I previously covered those here: Spot the Lions in Bath Using Mobile Barcode Technology. This is the first trail since the lions. I've included photographs of some of the owls I saw below.

Bird of Play - Complete Control

Some of the sculptures were interactive. The 'Bird of Play' above had a kaeledescope in its eye that you could adjust and that turned the surroundings into a colourful kaeledescope.

Night Owl - Natasha Rampley

Minerva - Emma Rose

Trigiformes - Sue Guthrie

Cornucopi-owl - Richard Twose

Swirly Whirly - Lisa Todd

Brian - Nyamachomastapeace

Kintsugi - Genesis Trust

Beaky - Oriana Viall & Sammie Palmer

Speculo - Bath Aqua Glass

The Wise Renewab-owl - Chloe Honore

Tyrell - EPOK

Inkie Hoots - Inkie

If you have missed the trail after September 10, you can still see the owls in one place in Bath at the end of September before they are all auctioned off for charity.

My favourite sculpture trails are those that can be done on foot with sculptures that are close together while allowing exploration of a city without feeling sore or requiring driving and struggling to find a place to park. The "Hookedwinked!" trail in Nottingham did not disappoint; thirty-two painted robin sculptures could be explored easily in a day around Nottingham on foot. All of these sculptures were central and close together, which was perfect for a day out. "Hoodwinked!" is a trail of sculptures of the robin bird and plays a take on the "Robin Hood" (get it?) story that the city is known for. This has been the fourth sculpture trail that I have walked so far this year. 

'Ay up me duck' by Nottingham Playhouse Paintshop Team

The robins all wear the cloak, robe, and arrows that the character Robin Hood was known for and is depicted with in illustrations. In addition to the robins, there are also a few book benches around the city, but I did not see those. Many of these were further afield. The robin sculptures have all individually been painted by local artists, and they go to auction in the autumn to raise money for Nottinghamshire Hospice. The idea of the "hoodwinked" theme in the name of the trail is that they have been camoflagued to hide from the Sheriff of Nottingham, one of the villans in the "Robin Hood" story.

'Roots of Boots Robin' by Julia Allum

'Rockin' Robin' by Naomi Law

'Royal Robin Redbreast' by Julie Vernon

'Stage Flight' by Claire Thompson and Anna Roberts; 'Rocket Robin' by Deven Bhurke; 'R2 Tweet2' by Mik Richardson; 'Robin Hood' by Jodie Silverman

'Carnival Celebrations' by Jess Kemp - JAK in the Green

'The Sheriff of Nottingham' by Jodie Silverman

'Captain Jack Robin' by Susan Webber; 'Max (Superhero on the Weekends)' by Kid30; 'Robo Robin' by Glen Brooks; 'Goose Fair, Goose Fowl' by Cathy Simpson

'The Green Heart of the City' by Curious? Nottingham

'Lacework' by Danni Thompson

'What's Notts?' by Paul Atchison

'Where's Robin?' by Kathleen Smith

The Hoodwinked! trail is around for a few more weeks yet; it finishes at the end of September. If you would rather not walk the trail, the robins will all be in one place in mid-October for a weekend, but tickets need to be booked in advance.

When my friends from the states were over last month, I took the opportunity to take them to Regent's Park in the hot sunshine to see the latest edition of Frieze Sculpture 2018. Every summer, Frieze Sculpture takes place, and the corner of Regent's Park closest to Great Portland Street becomes host to a collection of fascinating sculptures on display for visitors to enjoy. I saw these last year and was really impressed: Frieze Art Fair 2017. This is a free event in London's art calendar, and the sculptures are on display until 7 October. Photographs of the sculptures and a little bit of information about them is below. With the bright sun combined with best-side-view and avoiding capturing people sitting on the grass near some of the sculptures, capturing some of these was nearly impossible so I have done my best.

Holiday Home (Regent's Park), 2018, by Richard Woods

The bright yellow miniature house is certainly eye-catching, and it greets visitors on arrival through the main gates on the corner of the park. Woods has created many of these identical little houses, made with bright and bold colours, and it certainly seems to be one of the most-photographed sculptures this year. 

The Intermediary Family (2018), by Bharti Kher

The sculpture looks like a group of Indian gods and goddesses, animals, and humans opening up like Russian dolls. The artist refers to them as half-breeds and shamans to trick the viewer.

PAN AFRICAN FLAGS FOR THE RELIC TRAVELLERS' ALLIANCE (2018), by Larry Achiampong

The flags are inspired by the artist's "Relic Traveler" project and captures African symbols and colours for a future African nation in these flags.

Shadow Stack, 2018, by Sean Scully

The use of steel gives this sculpture texture, and the artist explores horizon on the large steel block.

Dancing Clog Girls I-III (foreground), 2015, by Laura Ford

These dancing girls look in place in the 1700s in France, but a closer look reveals that their dancing may be struggling as their clogs and staffs appear to take on a life of their own.

Octavio, Mezzetino, Corine, Chinoisie (2018) by Rachel Feinstein

These white marble-like statues are inspired by Dell'Arte figures of Franz Anton Bustelli. They encourage the visitor to place themselves on top of the white pedestals, though there are ropes and warnings around to keep visitors off.

TREADPAD B - PAIR 2 WALKING SHIP 40 TON STANDARD DISPLACEMENT 4 LEG (DIA 1000), 2018; and TREADPAD B - PAIR 1 WALKING SHIP 150 TON STANDARD DISPLACEMENT 4 LEG (DIA 1800), 2018, both by James Capper

These sculptures combine art with engineering and mechanics, and these large orange and cream items appear to be some sort of machine or part of a machine.

Si par une nuit d'hiver un voyageur (2017) by Elmgreen & Dragset

This sculpture of a vulture/buzzard is named after the 1979 novel by Calvino. It describes a fictional reality to describe who is being watched or preyed on.

Senzenina (2018) by Haroon Gunn-Salie

These two lowered headless figures are modelled on a police massacre when police opened fires on miners in South Africa.

Pact (2017-18) by Hugo Wilson

The Italian Baroque style and 1980s cartoon "Thundercats" apparently inspired this bronze sculpture, which appears to be made of a single piece of wood.

Optic Labyrinth (Arrangement I), 2018, by Conrad Shawcross

This labyrinth is made of steel and made to be explored by the viewer, checking out the different angles and locating the different corners of the structure.

Parallax, 2018, by Tyburn Gallery

The theme of this is broken urban infrastructure in the form of twisted street lamps. This is meant to provide a political message to South Africa as it suffers in urban decay.

Large Nijinski on Anvil Point, 2001, by Barry Flanagan

The heavy anvil is balanced by the dancing hare on top, provoking thoughts about gravity, balance, and weight.

Rebar 12, 2017, by Monika Sosnowska

These tangled and hanging steel ropes are easy to miss, and underneath this great oak tree was a class of students learning English who did not realise the sculpture overhead.

Moment Without You, 2017, by Tracey Emin

I struggled to photograph this one with the large group of students and the bright sunlight, but each of the metal rods contains a songbird on top. The birds represent freedom.

Stress (2004) by Yoan Capote

Apparently this sculpture is set using casts of real teeth, including the artist's own wisedom teeth to create a concrete stacked block.

'Outdoor Miner', 2018, by Simon Periton

This intricate sculpture of a leaf contains the brightly-coloured interior of the veins of the leaf.

London Rococo (2012) by Dan Graham

The mirrored glass encourages the viewer to become a part of the artwork and step inside the cube. 

A Needle Woman: Galaxy was a Memory, Earth is a Souvenir, 2014, by Kimsooja

This is a giant needle and it appears as though it has come from a great distance and has a space-like quality about it.

il Volatile (2018) by Kathleen Ryan

This was another difficult to photograph sculpture due to the number of people lying around it. The artist creates items by combining unlikely combinations, and this sculpture is a result of this merging.

Everything is Lost, 2018, by Tim Etchells

The loose letters dangle about, giving the message its meaning.

No. 814, 2018, by Rana Begum

Light in colour creates a wonderful effect of this sculpture, and it also projected other visitors back into the glass, causing reflections.

Untitled (122 x 244 View), 2018, by Virgina Overton

The steel framework is a work of art with its patterns and colours of cut pipes of different sizes. The artwork can also be interacted with to enjoy the park from different views in peeking through the pipes.

Penguin, 2018, by John Baldessari

According to the board information about the piece, the artist becomes the penguin. It is meant to be a funny sculpture.

Seer (Alice I), 2005, by Kiki Smith

The book "Alice in Wonderland", religion, and fantasy, inspired this sculpture of a young girl who looks like a model from the 1700s. 

Frieze Sculpture in Regent's Park is always a fun afternoon out, and this year did not disappoint although I felt that the range of sculptures last year were slightly more appealing. Last year included many larger scale sculptures while many of the sculptures this year were smaller in size and possibly a bit lacking in impression or inspiration to me personally. It's still worth an afternoon out, of course. 

I spent last weekend visiting Norwich and Norfolk to see the latest sculpture trail for the city. Norwich's sculpture trail started with the success of GoGoGorillas! in 2013, and that was my first ever visit to the city. In 2015, GoGoDragons! came to Norwich. This year, the city has hares or rabbits for GoGoHares! GoGoHares! aims to raise money for charities such as Break, which raises money to help young people, by auctioning off the sculptures, taking donations, and selling other merchandise. The sculptures will be on display until the 8th of September, and they will then go into auction to raise money for the charity.

Poppy by Mik Richardson

I enjoy the sculpture trails and visiting the sculptures because all of them are unique and have been painted by an artist. Families go out to visit them and get their photographs with them, which creates a great atmosphere. The hares are really creative this year, and fifty of them can be seen in Norwich city itself. The others require transportation to the different areas in Norfolk to see, and a couple of them have a fairly long walk to visit.

Illuma by Hannah Hardy

Robyn by Hilary Sanderson

Narni-Hare by Charli Vince

Haremione by Jo Fiske

Hareman Jack Hargreaves by Evelyn Sinclair

George the Watchmaker by Beverley Gene Coraldene

Foxy's Tale by Sally Adams

Hare-rae Busta by Alex Egan

Chrome-hare by Hydro Monkey

Hare Comes the Sun by Julia Allum

GoGoHaero by Claire Cassie; Tigehare by Jenny Leonard; Mr Cel-Hare-Crate Norfolk! by Pippa Flynn; Humphry Hare by Lisa Kirkham; Lupus by Anne Schwegemann-Fielding; Hare All About It! by ERM CIC

Chocohare by Deven Bhurke

Haremit by Ross White

Sydney Long Ears by Beverley Gene Coraldene

Sydney Long Ears by Beverley Gene Coraldene

Honey Bunny - Katy Stevens

Funny Bunny - Deven Bhurke

Professor Hare and His Magic Library by Paul Jackson

Hare-um Scare-um by Sarah Fenn

King of Scribble by Sophie Li-Rocchi

To see the hares, visit before September 8. I believe that the hares will all be together in one place before the auction in the autumn, so visit http://www.gogohares.co.uk for more information about the sculptures, the trail, and the charity.

"Elephant Parade" is a charity event featuring a parade of elephants painted or created by artists to earn money for protecting the elephants. Elephant Parade first launched in London in 2010 with 250 elephant statues on display, and these were then shown all in one place in Chelsea before the auction because they were very popular. You can see some of my photographs of the elephants around London and all together in my post "Parading Artistic Elephants in London". In 2013 and 2014, new elephants returned to the UK on a national tour of mainly shopping malls, and I saw them when they were in Uxbridge (UK National Elephant Parade 2013/2014). I've been waiting for them to return, and they announced at last minute that the elephants were returning to London for about a month.

Kashmir Ki Kali - JJ Valaya

The elephants will be on display until the 18th of July, and they are located at Sloane Square and Mayfair. They have been brought over from Elephant Parade India in order to gather support at the auctions to raise money for the elephants.

Kali 2.0 Divinity Revisited - Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla

Ele-Nouveau Deux - Varun Bahl

Savriti - Vikram Goyal

Naari - Tejal Gala; Aranya - Suhasini Kejriwal; Castellum - Michael Howells; Babar Travels to London - Adil Ahmad; Phula - Marissa Bridge; Infinity - Gaurav Gupta

Tara for Mark - Elephant Family

Bar Palladio Ele - Marie-Ann Oudejans

Blue Dimension - Jason Woodside

March of Times - Sonal Ambani; Sheesh Mahal - Rohit Bahl; Gaia - Rafaela de Ascanio; Baby Doll - Adil Ahmad and Kanilea Kapoor; Tramp of Marching Feet - George Martin; Tata Astamangala - Good Earth

Ramrattan - Ravi Vazirani

Marwar Matang - His Highness Maharaja Gaj Signh II of Jodhpur

Sikander Bagh - Payal Singhal

Dahlia - Anushka Khanna

Ridesh - Gayatri Sekhri

 
Monsoon Magic - Michelle Poonawalla; Gulab - Prakhabar Pachpute; Stop! - Little Shilpa; Kamal Kunj - Atelier of Pichvai Tradition & Beyond

 
Me and My Million Voices - Veer Munshi

 
Giving Back Pride without Prejudice - Adli Ahmad, Vasundhara RAje and Prisoners of Central Jail of Jaipur

On July 7, 2005, a group of mis-informed cowards decided to blow themselves up along with innocent commuters who were just going about their daily lives. Today marks the 12th anniversary of that day, which has only resulted in people needlessly dying. This memorial was erected to remember the 52 people who died in the attacks at Tavistock Square, Edgeware Road, Aldgate, and King's Cross. Each pillar marks the life of the lost person.

This memorial was erected in Hyde Park by Prince Charles and Camilla in 2009.

The pillars are each inscribed with the location and time of the attack. Edware Road - 8:50, Tavistock Square - 09:47, Aldgate - 8:50, and King's Cross - 8:50.

The memorial is located near Hyde Park Corner in Hyde Park.

London Lumiere returns for its second time in London in order to brighten the dreariest of January days. The January days are dark and cold, and since the country has just finished its holidays, everyone is in need some brightness. This is where London Lumiere comes in; it helps to add some light, colour, and excitement. The first London Lumiere featured in 2016, and I covered it in my post here (London Lumiere 2016). This year's event was announced last summer, and I have been looking forward to it, but due to crowd problems in 2016, the installations have been spread out over a large area, which makes it impossible to see in an evening (unless, perhaps, you have a bicycle). I did try to complete the trails on Thursday evening, but two of the installations were shut early, and I started to struggle with sore feet. So, this year, I had to return to complete the trail on Friday evening.

The areas of the installations included King's Cross, Victoria, South Bank, Mayfair, Fitzrovia, and Soho. I managed to see each installation and document them below. As I've had a busy weekend this weekend and there are a lot of photographs to go to and write-ups to write, I have had to delay my post. However, there's still one more day of the event to see as many light installations as you can.

The Rose (Mick Stephenson with Electric Pedals)
This rose window, located outside Winchester Cathedral in Victoria, is made out of recycled plastic bottles. The sculpture is illuminated when the bicycles around it are cycled, converting human energy into a source of power. In this sense, visitors transform and create the artwork, which makes it special. The only downside is that all of the bicycles have to be pedaled and pedalled agressively in order for the sculpture to be completely illuminated. This was the first installation that I saw for London Lumiere 2018, and it certainly is worth visiting as it is picturesque and interactive.

Lightbench (Bernd Spiecker for LBO Lichtbankobjekete)
The first time that I saw these illuminated benches was in the London Lumiere festival in 2016. Since then, I have seen them at Canary Wharf, where they have been installed permanently. The lightbenches always encourage visitors to sit on them to get photographs as they change a subtle glow from pink, blue, turquoise, yellow, green, purple, and orange.

The Wave (Vertigo)
'The Wave' along the Thames on the South Bank is a walkway consisting of forty triangular gates. As visitors walk underneath these gates and through them, the gates respond with audio and visually illuminate. The artwork is highly interactive and encourages visitors to 'play'. This is one of my highlights of the event.

Reflektor (Studio Roso)
Inspired by art, design, and architecture, 'Reflektor' is a multi-faceted piece suspended two storeys up in mid-air between buildings off St. James' Market. The piece is illuminated from within, casting reflections and shadows on the nearby buildings and ground below. It is an eye-catching piece and one of the most visually-interesting of London Lumiere 2018.

Sixty Minute Spectrum (David Batchelor)
The Hayward Gallery on South Bank is transformed into a work of art with several glowing pyramids placed on its rooftop. The pyramids colours gradually shift in a 60-minute cycle, starting and ending each hour in red. I caught them in dark blue, which then switched to deep purple by the time that I had walked around the opposite side of the building.

The Light of the Spirit (Patrice Warrener)
Westminster Abbey comes to life again through colour during the second installation of London Lumiere. I covered this installation during London Lumiere 2016 (covered here). It quickly became a favourite due to the fact that it photographs very well. This installation is created by using filters of different colours and projecting them onto the facade of the abbey. It highlights the architecture. In fact, sculptures (like the ones on the side of the abbey) were always painted in the past in some parts of the world. This illumination and colour brings the abbey to life in a way that we do not see every day. As always, this is a beautiful piece and is just as stunning as it was two years ago. This year, we also had the bonus of both the west side (the original side) being lit up along with the northern gate, which has been added to the artwork. This is one of the highlights for the second time, so do not miss it.

Child Hood (Collectif Coin)
Trafalgar Square has been transformed into a sea of floating luminous white balloons. This is a simple installation covering a large area with the balloon-spheres glowing and dimming depending on the movements of the wind and kinetic energy around them. The changing of the luminosity of the balloons fluctuates, and the moment is shared by an atmospheric soundscape. Although large on scale and one of the largest in the event this year, I did not feel that this one was memorable.

Flamingo Flyway (Lantern Company with Jo Pocock)
Floating and flapping their way down the streets of Chinatown are a flock of pink flamingos that rise above the crowds. At times, the luminous flamingos interact with the crowds below. Flamingos are migratory birds, and this parallels the ancient migrations of humans across the world a long time ago, and this mimics travel. The colourful birds also naturally fit into Chinatown, so this is well-placed.

Spectral (Katarzyna Malejka and Joachim Slugocki)
This installation is created using lights and coloured threading to create sharp angles and shapes. This artistic duo created a similar piece for Canary Wharf's Winter Lights in 2016, which I covered here. The horizontal lines provide a stark contrast with the nature elements of Grosvenor Park, illuminated with bright colours. It is a striking piece that bends itself around the trees in the park. It's a little under-whelming when entering from the western gate, but entering from the eastern gate is more of an immersive experience.

Frictions (Mader Wiermann)
This projection onto a building on Regent Street explores architecture, and it is set to a soundtrack. The artist has uses geometric shapes to manipulate the building's fabric. These patterns and shapes create an illusion to make it appear as though the building is actually moving. 

Echelle (Ron Haselden)
A simple pink ladder is the subject of this installation. The ladder is a means of escape, but it also allows the viewer to climb high. The ladder is placed onto the spire of St. Martin-in-the-Fields church in Trafalgar Square.

Supercube (Stephane Masson)
'Supercube' is a highly interactive installation that will appeal to people who enjoy social media and documenting their life through selfies. The installation is a cube filled with rows of glass jars on three of the sides, and these jars have images projected onto them. Music with lyrics is played, and I heard English being played in one visit and French in a second visit. The song was sang in a catchy-but-naive tone and talked about people going to university and coming out "all the same", but it also celebrated individuality (or people obsessed with selfies) by giving the viewer the chance to look into a camera and have their photograph projected into the jars and into a larger jar on the opposite side. This is actually a fun installation and captured a lot of interest, so this is not one to miss.

Footfalls for Rambert (David Ward)
David Ward and Rambert's company of dancers collaborated on this artwork. The artwork features photographed images of a dancer's feet and the relationship of the foot to the surface. These are shot individually and then animated.

Harmonic Portal (Chris Plant)
Colour, sound and shape come together to create this 'portal' projected onto a brick wall. Three of these portals were located on Jermyn Street behind St. James' Church, and I missed them the first night because the app erroneously listed them as located in the church. These installations were hyptnotising and used the texture of the old bricks as a part of the artwork. They gradually cycle through different colours with a consistent humming sound.

Asalto London (Daniel Canogar)
A building in Victoria has several large people scaling up it to reach the top. Do not worry for these are merely illuminated people projected onto the scaffolding of the building. The video plays recordings of people crawling to mimic the climb to the top, and some help each other while others carry a baby. The delay on this illumination is a little too long to wait, and I found the scenes to be very repetitive.

Be Faithful To Your Dreams (Tracey Emin)
Tracey Emin brought The Connaught Christmas Tree (covered here) to life last year with her neon phrases, and she had used neon as a medium again for this London Lumiere 2018 installation above the doorway into St. James' Church. This is an inspiring phrase that everyone should follow to realise their full potential. The work is similar to London Lumiere 2016's neon sign installation by Beth J. Ross, which was placed at the entrance of the nearby arcade.

Thames Pulse (Jason Bruges)
A permanent exhibition, 'Thames Pulse' is located on the Sea Containers building along the South Bank (next to Blackfriar's Bridge). The art installation uses data obtained from the river to reflect the health of the river, which is then portrayed via the lights on the building (the hotel). Its purpose is to highlight water conditions and environmental causes.

Voyage (Camille Gross and Leslie Epsztein)
The journey through time and space is illustrated in this animation projected onto a building at Piccadilly Circus, which has a Victorian and time travel theme. It is beautifully created, showing stars, clocks, moving gears, historical landmarks, and cityscapes. I loved the "steampunk" feeling of this piece with its clocks and Eiffel Towers. Beautifully created and accommpanied by its own reflective and melodic soundtrack, it is one of the highlights of London Lumiere 2018.

Control No Control (Daniel Iregui)
'Control No Control' is an interactive experience with sound and LED lights positioned onto a cube. Visitors can use their body to manipulate the graphics produced to create different shapes and patterns. The cube has different geometry and pattern sequences that it cycles through, giving users the option to create their own interpretation.

Lampounette (TILT)
The desk lamp is now portrayed in giant form, adding colour and a sense of space to the street; it also reminded me of the logo for a popular animation film studio. The light emitting from the lamps gradually changes to become a new bright colour, such as blue, green, pink, red, yellow, or turquoise. These lined the pathway from King's Cross to Granary Square and were difficult to photograph with the crowds. For Lumiere London 2016, this group were responsible for bringing Leicester Square to life by transforming it into a garden.

A-BIT Immersive (Imagination London)
Inspired by 8-bit games of the 1980s is this "ping pong" game projected onto a building on Store Street. A round dot is the ball, and the object of the game is to block it from going past the outter extremities of the projection. The teams are blue and red, and if it does pass through, the goal is claimed by the opposing team with the facade of the building lighting up in that colour. This is an interactive piece where the visitors enable the bars to block the balls based on movement. (Note that the sound in the video clip posted below is from the 'Cosmoscope' installation, which is located next to this one.) 

Droplets (Ulf Pedersen)
'Droplets' is inspired by droplets of water falling into a still pool of water. Located in a dark square in Fitzrovia, the drops of water are lit up almost one-by-one, accompanied by melodic tones and dripping noises as if these are actual water droplets. The droplets light up randomly, one at a time, creating different patterns.

Neon Bikes (Robyn Wright)
The simple but popular design of the bicycle is celebrated here in a fun neon sign. The neon bicycles are provided in red, white, and blue colours. (Although they are not three-dimensional, I still witnessed some numpty getting told off because he tried to sit on one.)

Illumaphonium (Michael Davis)
This is a musical sculpture that has light-changing patterns. The sculpture contains several flowing bars arranged, and each one makes a sound when tapped or struck with one of the hammers provided. It is a very interactive piece that moves and encourages play as interacting with it provides instant feedback and gratification to the viewer/participator. This was highly interactive and changed with each experience. It is very fun and one that should not be missed.

[M]ondes (Atsara)
Overlapping sound and fading lights appear and disappear in the dark Mount Street Gardens. I wll describe this as an eerie installation because it stars of flickering light float in the atmosphere around viewers while small shapes of light are transferred onto nearby walls. Meanwhile, hyptnotic sounds overlap and play into the square while the lights fade and 'twinkle'. This is an immersive piece that is primarily sound and well-placed in the darkness of the Mount Street Gardens. I've heard two people call this their favourite piece in the area, so it is one that should not be missed.

Cosmoscope (Simeon Nelson with Rob Godman and Nick Rothwell)
This is a light and sound sculpture that has been inspired by molecules, the human heart, and the universe. It is a collaboration between scientists and artists. The sculpture lights up with primarily red LED lights intermittently, and this is accompanied by an immersive soundscape.

Origin of the World (Miguel Chevalier)
Towering above Oxford Circus, 'Origin of the World' is certainly one of the highlights of London Lumiere 2018. It is a large globe suspended between the buildings in the middle of Oxford Circus. It glows with multiple colours and patterns. Sometimes these patterns are pixelated, and sometimes they are fluid and reminscent of lava lamps and 1970's pop art. The artwork responds to movement from the viewers around it. The large sphere is surreal and reminded me of planet Earth in some of the patterns.

Northern Lights (Aleksandra Stratimirovic)
This installation is inspired by the ever-changing glow of the northern lights, a phenomenon that your writer has never received the chance to witness yet. The lines of light fade and change shape to create the ebbing glows. Unfortunately, I think that this one would have looked nicer over a reflection of water instead of inside dark Grosvenor Square. I had actually approached from the opposite side of the square and was told that there was only one entrance and three exits, even though only a few people were visiting when I did.

Bough (Simon Corder)
Vivid and colourful tubes of light are attached to the building, creating colourful abstract shapes as they climb up. The lights are stationary and very colourful. There are two sets on display at Lumiere, and I am unsure if they are permanent pieces. One is located on the OXO Tower, and the other is located on a buiding in Mayfair. The ones on the OXO Tower actually reminded me of lightsabres.

Was That a Dream? (Cedric Le Borgne)
This is an illiuminated sculpture of a bird in Berkley Square. It was accommpanied by the song " Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square" (I'm pretty sure that it is the Frank Sinatra version), which is a lovely song and a song that I always hum to myself when I am around Berkley Square. This is the first time that I've ever seen a bird here, though. Perhaps the artist is envisioning the paradise of the romance (or wanted romance) as "too good to be true" or a dream. In Lumiere London 2016, the artist was responsible for creating several figures in different poses, which were placed around Grosvenor Square.

The Umbrella Project (Cirque Bijou)
This is a roaming installation during London Lumiere, and it is a choreographed performance featuring LED umbrellas that change colour. I happened to discover them on Piccadilly Street near Piccadilly Circus, and apparently they are in various parts of Mayfair and Fitzrovia during the four days as well.

Waterlicht (Daan Roosegaarde)
One of the highlights of London Lumiere 2018 for me was this immersive installation, featuring a haze of blue waves of light (with plumes of smoke leashed above the crowds) engulfing the atmosphere. The installation highlights the issues of global warming and rising sea levels, and the blue immersive waves can represent water. The installation also includes a soundtrack, which can be listened to on a mobile app.

OSC-L (Ulf Langheinrich)
The National Theatre has become a work of art along the South Bank skyline. The tower is illuminated with a projection that reacts with the brutalist architecture of the building. The projected lines help to add movement to the tower.

Love Motion (Rhys Coren)
Projected onto the facade of the Royal Academy on Piccadilly Street is this short animation and story of two lovers who kiss, dance, and embrace to a slow soundtrack. The figures are stylised in a simplified manner and appear to be cut out from paper shapes.

Grabber (Mader Wiermann)
Cranes create cities, and King's Cross has been transforming for the past few years now, making cranes a familiar sight. Perched high on a crane is a white sheet with projections illuminated onto it on both sides. The animation is a playful one, featuring various cranes with their hooks, picking up items and sometimes fighting over them, dropping them, or passing them to other cranes. It also reminded me of "claw" machines where the user tries to grab a toy and successfully pass it into the dispenser.

Aquarium (Benedetto Bufalino and Benoit Deseille)
The ever-popular 'Aquarium' has returned for a second time at London Lumiere. It first premiered in London Lumiere 2016 (covered here) and was very popular, but it was so popular that they had to close it to visitors due to the crowds. The simple British telephone box has been transformed into an aquarium with fish, and it was located a bit further away in Seven Dials this year, but it still drew in the crowds.

Bottle Festoon (Community Partners across London Boroughs)
Various community groups have volunteered their time to create chandeliers out of used plastic bottles. These are lit up with lights. Several of these were on display across the different locations.

Guardian Angel (Maro Avrabou & Dimitri Xenakis)
Nature and gardening is an important aspect of urban settings, and this sculpture pays homage to it. These plastic watering cans are suspended in mid-air and are transformed at dark with a brightly-coloured glow with silvery lines coming out of their mouths. This is certainly an eye-catching piece.

Entre Les Rangs (Rami Bebawi / Kanva)
Fields of wheat blowing in the breeze have inspired this artwork in a square north of King's Cross. The plastic reflectors appear to be flowers in a field, and they change colour and reflect at different intervals as the lights move. This is an immersive piece, allowing visitors to walk amongst the installation and pose for photographs. It is another one of the highlights for Lumiere London 2018.

Aether (Architecture Social Club with Max Cooper)
Designed by a collective of arcitechts, technicans, designers, and poets, this light and sound installation works together to create various forms and colours reacting with each other. I saw spots of colour and cubes being formed and then collapsed in conjunction with the audio.

Impulse (Lateral Office and CS Design produced by L4 Studio and Wireframe Studio)
These illuminated and musical seesaws made an appearance last January in Leicester Square in order to brighten the mood. They have returned for Lumiere to offer visitors the chance to target their inner child. The seesaws glow and make musical sounds when used.

Eye Love London (Coca Cola London Eye)
The London Eye has taken its place amongst the illuminated buildings during London Lumiere 2018. The colours cycle around the wheel to create different combinations and then playing on the "I love" theme. I've seen The London Eye illuminated many times before, but I enjoyed seeing it and most of London's buildings illuminated over the past few days.

Deconstructing the Domestic (Nathanial Rackowe)
Nathaniel Rackowe has produced light and form installations for previous London events, such as Sculpture in the City (the most recent 2017 edition is posted here) and the previous London Lumiere. The installations on show were similar to what was shown in Sculpture in the City with his 'deconstruction' pieces. The work features various common urban pieces used in building and construction, deconstructed and illuminated in some manner.

IFO (Identified Flying Object) (Jacques Rival)
IFO is a permanent installation at King's Cross, and it also featured in London Lumiere 2016's line-up. The installation is in the shape of a giant rainbow-coloured birdcage, complete with a little swing inside; it is powered during the day and then transformed into light at night. I love this piece as it is colourful, and the rainbow colours are always shifting and circling around the cage.

Raspberry Ripple (Emma Allen)
This pink neon glow appears to be a neon sign. It is playful but can also take on any meaning that the viewer gives it. Personally, I picture ice creams at the seaside with raspberry sauce. The text is located on South Bank and projected onto a building, but it looked very fuzzy and was not easy to photograph.

My Light is Your Light (Alaa Minawi)
This installation features several stick-like figures standing in the same direction with their heads held low. The figures represent refugees who have had to flee their homes to migrate to safer places across the world.

DOT (Philippe Morvan)
DOT is accompanied by a soundscape composed by Soloman Gray for Lumiere London. The installation's 175 lightbulbs react with the soundscape, changing into different patterns and shapes by lighting and dimming onto the long horizontal canvas. This is a piece that is immersive and better to experience in person.

Nightlife (Lantern Company with Jo Pocock)
Leicester Square is transformed into a natural mystical garden with illuminated wildlife, butterflies, flowers, and plants. The fountain in the middle of the square has been transformed into a pond with toads and lillies. This installation is very similar to London Lumiere 2016's exhibition in Leicester Square, which also displayed illuminated flowers and plants. It is one of the highlights of this year's London Lumiere.

Shaida Walking (Julian Opie)
Featured at London Lumiere 2016 (covered here), 'Shaida Walking' is a permanent sculpture of a walking lady in Carnaby Street. It is created at approximately a normal height to a person so that we can feel a connection with it.

The Plug and Bulbs (James Glancy)
These sculptures have brightened up the Carnaby Street area for a few years now. The bulbs are a newer addition to the area, but the plug on Ganton Street has been around for several years now, and I usually cover it in Christmas posts as they decorate the plug. The bulbs are rows of lightbulbs that are bright in colour and change colour. These are permanent installations.

Ruby, Santiago & Adam: Grey Matters (Emma Allen)
Three short clips shown in Leake Street tunnel celebrate three individuals. The artist uses faces as a canvas to tell stories. Each of the three clips follow a different theme. 'Ruby' shows a young woman who grows older, then her face is transformed into a skull and then stars/dust. 'Santiago' shows the evolution of humans and a digital future. 'Adam' shows a person suffering from neurological disorder.

Upperground (Maya Mouawad and Cyril Laurier)
'Upperground' is projected onto a permanent installation located in the subway to King's Cross underground station. The idea of the installation is to bring the natural world on the upper-ground to the underground. In addition, it will visualise real-time weather data to connect users with the current weather conditions. It continuously changes colour and speed to respond to temperature and wind. I've seen it lit up in different weather conditions, but my most recent visit was the first time that I have seen it coloured white and moving very quickly; I suppose that this was as a result of the wind and cold temperatures.

Overall, it was an event-filled couple of evenings, and I am now nursing sore feet and tired legs from all of the walking. I did find that some of the installations were under-whelming this year when compared to the previous year that London hosted it, but there were a couple of real gems. Have you been to visit London Lumiere this year, or did you visit it in the past?