“Waterscape” installation by Gayle Chong Kwan, part of the Southbank ‘Festival of the World’.
“The playfulness of the installation is contrasted with a deeper reflexion of the modern urban development, urging us to reconsider the role of waste materials. To emphasize this more critical aspect, there is a soundtrack in the background of people discussing this problem.”
This was a truely lovely experience, allowing my ears to dart between the bustling outside ambiance of a busy London and the enclosed ‘cotch’ of locals’ voices regarding the topics of waste, fears, Olympics and the world.
From the ground looking up into the small letterbox view of the installation (located on the roof of the Hayward), the materials seam very ice-like, and at first I thought it was perhaps a crystalised fiberglass creation. However, once you enter the space, you are amused. “Milk Bottles! Ha!”. Further scrutiny, and we see small homes made into the natural forms of unnatural creations.
The way the light passes through these ‘windows’ fascinates me. The warmth from the sunshine, makes the shadows that much bolder and how they strike the shapes is marvelous!
But enough about what I thought…GET YOUR BUTT TO THE HAYWARD NOW! IT’S FREE!
“Waterscape” installation by Gayle Chong Kwan, part of the Southbank ‘Festival of the World’.
“The playfulness of the installation is contrasted with a deeper reflexion of the modern urban development, urging us to reconsider the role of waste materials. To emphasize this more critical aspect, there is a soundtrack in the background of people discussing this problem.”
This was a truely lovely experience, allowing my ears to dart between the bustling outside ambiance of a busy London and the enclosed ‘cotch’ of locals’ voices regarding the topics of waste, fears, Olympics and the world.
From the ground looking up into the small letterbox view of the installation (located on the roof of the Hayward), the materials seam very ice-like, and at first I thought it was perhaps a crystalised fiberglass creation. However, once you enter the space, you are amused. “Milk Bottles! Ha!”. Further scrutiny, and we see small homes made into the natural forms of unnatural creations.
The way the light passes through these ‘windows’ fascinates me. The warmth from the sunshine, makes the shadows that much bolder and how they strike the shapes is marvelous!
But enough about what I thought…GET YOUR BUTT TO THE HAYWARD NOW! IT’S FREE!
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