The Wave

This afternoon we went into London, initially to take a look at the Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition at Waterloo station (before it closes in a couple of weeks) and then to enjoy some of the exhibits in this year's "Lumiere London" festival of light sculptures.

My blip is of an installation on the South Bank, a short walk from Waterloo.  It was called "The Wave" and was described as "40 triangular, interactive, luminous gates. These gates respond to movement sonically and visually allowing audiences to co-create the artistic experience. The Wave acts as a beacon of light in the ongoing darkness of winter.".

Despite the freezing weather, there were hundreds, if not thousands of people in the area, and people were forming a long queue at one end to walk through the length of the installation.  However, as we walked past it, we realised that you could join in the procession through the gates at any point, entering in the side.

Given the crowds, movement was slow and it wasn't clear how the lights were influenced by the people, but it certainly made for an interesting experience.

The Millennium wheel was also illuminated with a changing pattern of light and we saw an installation of coloured fluorescent tubes climbing the wall of the Bargehouse at Oxo Tower wharf ("Bough 1").  Then we walked through to Trafalgar Square for the entertaining "Child Hood", a mass of floating, illuminated balloons blowing in the wind, with changing light patterns and a moody, mysterious sound track.

It was too cold to wander around much more, even though I would like to have seen the many other installations around London.  I think I will be too busy tomorrow (and the weather is forecast to be even colder) so I doubt that I will make another visit.