Cathy's Art Diary

Fun outdoor exhibition in Granary Square of pictures highlighting the lives of ordinary women by artist Hanna Benihoud. The 16 works were mounted on benches around the square and each featured a picture of a woman juggling life with a caption. The pictures are based on conversations the artist had with various women and many of them make you smile with the truth of them. I’d love it if you could get cards of them to send to friends. My only moan is that because they are on benches and it was a lovely sunny day there, there were often people sitting on them so it was hard to see the image. Maybe the picture could be a bit higher. Closed 20 April 2025    

Fun installation in Granary Square behind King’s Cross Station by Alex Chinneck as the area’s Christmas tree. The work looked like a giant tree complete with lights trapped in a hug block of ice which gave the tree a ghostly appearance. Having read more about it since I realise it was actually resin used to look like ice, which I guess is more practical! The effect of the large puddle of melted water round the bottom was created with clear wax. The whole thing was really effective and a different take on a festive theme. Closed on 1 January 2017 but I saw it on 4 January 2017!