Cathy's Art Diary

Colourful, fun installation on The Tide at the O2 by Ian Davenport. The work, on the staircase, looked like paint poured down the stairs in parallel lines which then pooled at the bottom. It was bright and brought colour and life to the area. I must admit I’d not come across this former Turner Prize nominee before so looked up his work which is often similar and ranges from wall paintings where the paint appears to run down the canvas to other staircases. Having said that I found an exhibition of his work a week or so later which I will blog soon.   No end date given  

Gentle installation on The Tide at the O2 by Marwan Kaabour. A series of poems and quotes about rivers, in all the languages spoken in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, are printed in bright colours on the glass facades of the raised levels of The Tide. They are printed against graphic fragments from nautical charts. The whole thing reflects the proximity of the River Thames which you can see through it from various angels. Kaabour sees water as “a space of promise, inspiration, and possibility” as well as a way of addressing global issues such as climate change and migration. The whole thing is an interesting way of reinterpreting this space. No end date given.

Bright installation on the The Tide walkway at the Greenwich Peninsula by Felipe Pantone. I loved the effect of this but it seemed to concentrate more on the underside of the walkway rather than the bit you walk along which last year’s installation did. I would like to see it go further. I need to revisit at other times as I suspect it will change in different lights and it would be very effective at dusk. No closing date given the commentary just says all summer.

Fun, colourful installation on the Tide walkway on Greenwich Peninsula by Liz West. The sides of the walkway and steps are lined with rainbow coloured plastic which throws patterns onto the surface of the structure creating kaleidoscope patterns. I loved the pattern up the stairs and the reflections it set up. You could also look through it to see multi-coloured views of the river. A great idea for these Covid times offering a bright, cheerful place to walk or sit or to sit and observe the world. I have only been around lunchtime but I guess the light and patterns change during the day so I’ll try to pop by at some different times.