Here (sculpture)
| Here | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Artwork on The Line in north Greenwich, London, looking northwards | |
| Artist | Thomson & Craighead |
| Year | 2013 |
| Medium | Metal |
| Dimensions | 2.64 m × 0.12 m × 0.82 m (8.7 ft × 0.39 ft × 2.7 ft) |
| Location | North Greenwich, London |
| 51°30′11″N 0°00′05″W / 51.50316°N 0.00146°W | |
| Website | the-line |
Here is a 2013 artwork created by artist duo Thomson & Craighead. The work, a standard UK road sign pointing northwards, is situated on a riverside path on the west side of the Greenwich Peninsula in south-east London, where it forms part of The Line, a public sculpture trail that very roughly follows the path of the Prime Meridian as it crosses the River Thames.
History
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Created by Thomson & Craighead in 2013, Here is formed by a standard 2.64m tall UK road sign pointing north and displaying the 24,859 mile distance around the circumference of the earth back to the sign's position.[1][2] Maggie Gray in art magazine Apollo said: "Such pieces command attention and, once they have it, direct that attention outwards to their surroundings, or back on to the viewer."[3]
In 2014, it was one of nine works chosen from over 70 submissions for the inaugural year of The Line,[1] an art project distributed along a three-mile route following some of London's waterways between Stratford and North Greenwich.[4] The route opened in 2015.[5][6] The five Greenwich elements of The Line also form part of an art trail across the Greenwich Peninsula.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Thomson & Craighead". The Line. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Walking The Line". Artichoke. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Gray, Maggie (4 June 2020). "Lessons from a lonely city – walking through lockdown London has been a revelation". Apollo. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Jury, Louise (11 July 2014). "New sculpture trail, The Line, to appear along east London's waterways". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "The Line". Time Out London. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ McCabe, Katie (28 April 2020). "London's first public art walk The Line goes online". Time Out London. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Greenwich Peninsula". Design London. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
