We love the always attention-grabbing Granary Square winter installations. And 2022’s – called elsewhere: a place to think about the world – is no exception.
By Berlin-based experimental art and architecture practice raumlabor, it’s now in situ until the end of February 2023. Its totemic structure is set to be a new temporary focal point, “manipulating light and air and inviting audiences to reimagine their shared surroundings”, say the artists.
Providing an outside environment to sit and spend time, it’s a space to contemplate both “the beauty and complexity of the world, and consider new ways of working together to ignite change.”
The 33-foot high structure uses a set of imaginative tools to help people understand their immediate surroundings and their place in the wider world.
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At its core, a ‘dream machine’ creates a flickering light that forms kaleidoscopic patterns to stimulate the imagination; flags, animated by the wind, replicate heat maps that demonstrate our changing planet and deep water; and a red sphere slowly pulsates through the middle of the structure acting as a real-time manifestation of time spent together.
Previous winter installations on Granary Square have included acclaimed artists including Liliane Lijn (Temenos, 2021), architect Sam Jacobs (Electric Nemeton Tree, 2020), David Batchelor (King’s Xmas 2019) and Tatham & O’Sullivan.
