A beautiful response to an abandoned space
This is an ancient art installation (2003) but it is still one of my absolute favourites. The Massachusetts Mental Health Center was going to be demolished after 90 years. To celebrate and commemorate...
View ArticleArt!
And we have an answer. With so many terrible mixed media installations out there, it is easy to think that they are always shoddy and a waste of time. But they can be done brilliantly. In…
View ArticleOnly in London do you queue for rain
I have been desperate to see the Rain Room at the Barbican for a while now. I thought today was going to be the day. I got my hopes up and everything. The queue was more than…
View ArticleHospital = Magical Forest
Great Ormond Street children’s hospital has a new art installation. One corridor has been fitted with a magical forest that responds to movement in the corridor. As children move down what was...
View ArticleMaking light of the rain
I saw this post on Colossal, and I instantly thought of the Rain Room. They are both along the same installation art lines, and (I think) aim to create a similar reaction for the viewer.…
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