Summer Lights

Yoni Alter has taken inspiration from the pointillist movement of the 1880s characterised by the painting technique of applying small dots of paint to build up the whole picture. Here, 98 colourful translucent discs are suspended in mid-air to form a 3-meter-wide magnificent pointillist bird. By casting colourful shadows, the bird transforms the area, making for a magical experience.

Helix is a conceptual representation of the DNA chain, the basic structure of human life. The structure works with the natural elements: wind gently rotates the structure, whilst sunlight catches and highlights the multi-coloured, reflective metal.

Love Birds is an immersive and naturally kinetic installation. Gliding above the audience, the colourful birds flutter in the wind, catching the sunlight and casting mesmerising shadows on the ground. Constructed from 100% carbon neutral Megara Polypropylene, the flock of birds spread a message about the power of a community coming together to confront an issue as one, whether that be overcoming a global pandemic, or tackling climate change.

Have a seat and take a look at how this solar experiment unravels its secrets. As visitors enjoy this conceptual piece of city furniture, the sun creates an alluring shadow play filled with colour, reflection and even data. Our installation involves a visualisation of job opportunities in the world of renewable energy, with each plexiglass circle representing a different region or job sector worldwide. Whilst you sit, why not charge your phone up via the integrated solar powered charger?

A welded construction in aluminium suggests the 8 meridians and the Arctic and Antarctic polar circles of a huge see-through globe. On a sunny day the installation will appear to radiate through the reflection of sunlight in the central cylindrical mirrors. Viewers will also see themselves in these mirrors, suggesting that the planet is a reflection of ourselves – how we treat it, how we inhabit it, and ultimately how we choose to sustain it in these difficult times.

Infinity and Beyond offers a layered and visually ambiguous experience of Canary Wharf’s Harbour Quay Gardens, presenting infinite reflections of adjacent buildings and multi-image patterns of the surroundings within each structure. Much like a kaleidoscope, each module is lined with reflective mirror, with holes cut in the surface. Simply place your head and shoulders inside the boxes to enjoy this immersive experience.

This installation consists of six free-standing triangular units. They stand at three different heights to accommodate a wide range of visitors, including children, adults, pushchairs, and wheelchair users.

Expanded Landscapes echoes and unpicks the built environment of Canary Wharf. Surface, colour, transparency, and form come together to act as an expansive counterpoint to the surrounding architecture. Making clever use of scaffolding netting, as the viewer moves around the layered forms, panels of netting overlap and the colours of the semi-transparent nettings mix and shift, becoming transparent and then opaque by turns. Natural light filters through, creating shadows that change colour as the sun moves through the sky.

A new dance piece in collaboration with choreographer Angela Woodhouse will be developed over the duration on the exhibition period and presented towards the end.

gleammhhh noun \
ˈglēm-hhh \

A word combination of GLEAM (transient appearance of light) and Mmhhh (wonder, awe, satisfaction)

Gleammhhh was created to actively create wonder, awe and satisfaction by harnessing the natural elements of sunshine and wind, creating colorful reflections and shadows whilst playing melodies from a music box. Entirely powered by nature – Gleammhhh will provide a moment of joy.

Made from corrugated drainpipes on a steel structure, this installation is a great example of the repurposing of materials, and the transformation of the functional into the beautiful.

The installation encourages people to walk within the and be bathed in the yellow light streaming through the pipes. Immersed in the warm energy of the structure, Ottotto hopes that peoples’ days will be improved.

This installation is expected to be reused several times in different festivals. After touring festivals, LWR components will be re-sold to those who supplied them: the steel tubes will be part of other structures, and the drainpipes will go underground = 0% waste.

The installation O.T. 1131 impressively combines the presence of sunlight, responsible for all life, with the complex creation of digital signs. An originally digital drawing is transformed into three-dimensional space using real, tactile materials. The digital is transformed into a multicoloured, mesh surface allowing natural daylight to interact with, and bring life to the artificial, digital design. The tangible manifestation of digital design is enhanced by its scale, allowing the visitor to move in and around the pie

An ode to the complexities of love in real life and online, ‘love IRL’ is a jewel-like beacon composed of intersecting linear lines and shards of colour. Referencing the popular acronym IRL (in real life) the work encourages enjoyment of real-world moments whilst playfully and ironically coaxing audiences to pose, snap and share via their online life. The purple colour palette has been uniquely created to correspond with the Elizabeth line opening, which will help to connect people across London. Originally commissioned by The Culture House Grimsby / North East Lincolnshire Council.

The monumental and majestic cathedrals of glass at Canary Wharf pierce the skyline of London with their gleaming facades, dazzling glass structures architecturally dividing light and space. What better place to celebrate the United Nations ‘Year of Glass 2022’ than to showcase one of London’s most exciting, multi award winning glass artists, Louis Thompson, in the spectacular lobby of One Canada Square.

Louis exploits the inherent properties of glass using diverse methods of making which include blown and solid sculpted glass. His work is not only commanding and enchanting, but also powerfully conceptual. Every artwork tells a story.

Ebb & Flow presents thirteen installations, including Broken Ocean, DNA Taxonomy, Broken Thames and the Jerwood Installation. These works explore three decades of the artist’s journey and underline the themes that define his personal iconography of narratives, groupings, collections and archives.
Curator, Jacquiline Creswell

Ocean Rise is a mixed reality sculpture that highlights the rise in sea levels due to global warming. The sculpture is made from recycled materials that emulate a wave creating a connection between the city and the ocean. Ocean Rise is accompanied by a bespoke soundscape accessed via a QR code.

Shine your Colours is a multifaceted artwork that allows visitors to see themselves and the world through different colours. The installation consists of 6 transparent coloured glass panels. The brilliance and tactility of the materials are combined to create social spaces for wellbeing, where people can meet, relax and reflect.

Created for the first London Mural Festival in September 2020, local artist, Camille Walala designed colourful geometric shapes, playing with the long perspective of the
tunnel. The design shows an optical pattern that shrinks and elongates as it moves across the panel of the bridge – creating a distorted effect as visitors pass through.

Richard Hudson is a British sculptor renowned for his organic artistic language. Hudson says, ‘his work is influenced by the flux, shape and movement of billions of particles that nature draws together from their unbridled chaos to create beauty, what I attempt to capture, to enclose, as a kind of homage, is a form around which on every surface it is possible to trace a continuous line’.

Inspired by the energetic colours of the Pride flag and combined with the use of triangular shapes that dance across the glass, Grady’s work depicts London as an inclusive city; accepting everyone as they are. As the sun shines through the atrium, visitors will find themselves walking through the kaleidoscope, transporting them to a technicolour dream world.

Richard Hudson is a sculptor with a profound interest for nature and the geometric harmony of its purest, most seductive forms. He is intrigued by the visual dialogue that will originate between the infinite curves of his sculptures, straddling the boundary between figuration and abstraction and in this case the rectangular structures of Canary Wharf.

A site-specific artwork walk highlighting glass perspectives in and around Canary Wharf waterside. A slow hour-long stroll of light and reflections exploring architecture and material performance found in this unique urban landscape. A temporary installation carefully routed, An Hour of Glass, celebrates the idiosyncrasies and sensitivities of the built environment and its geologies. Through patterns and poems, the all-weather artwork encourages environmental awareness and sense of time. Wayfinding around key landmarks, artworks and infrequent treasures for one or many to focus a respite in a busy place.

You can also join a FREE guided tour by Colin Priest at 11am on Sunday 10, Saturday 16 & Friday 22 July

Spaces are limited, please email Public.Art@CanaryWharf.com to reserve a space