Kentish corner garden rennovation

I decided it was time to revisit the tiny patch of land in Kentish Town to see if they have kept their promise to renovate it and was pleasantly surprised to see the drastic makeover it had gone through. Gone were the checkered dying patches of grass and in came planting beds and better seating and the beginning of a vertical garden against the wall. Once the plants have grown further and covered all the metal racks, this will be a charming green little corner for the neighbourhood to enjoy.

Thin strip lighting embedded in the ground to light up the wooden plant beds at night.

Pity colour was not used more- the place feels quite bland with its current colour palette.

Saatchi Gallery

Approaching the Saatchi gallery, the first thing you notice is grey. The pavement, the seating and even the sky at the time was grey with only a few trees and shrubs dotted around to break the monotone colour. Inside, a few things struck me as amazing, one of which was a glass box that contained floating taxidermied insects. On a closer look, you could see miniscule human skeletons made from thin copper wires with dragonfly wings attached to their backs that seemed to be at war with the other insects.

Beautifully made and very creative.

A whole landscape made out of cut out geometric shapes.

A black wave made out of the material used in public ashtrays to stub out cigarettes

This was a fantastic finale; situated in the basement it seemed like there was a room below that was simply painted a darker shade. Looking at the white rectangles, I thought that they were projectors and that exhibition for them had finished and were uninstalling everything until I noticed the metal passing in halfway through the air (see photo below)

This did not make any sense logically since the steps to enter were right beside it yet it got thinner as if one were to slide on it and fall off into the floor below. Turns out that there is no floor below and that it is actally a reflection off the surface of oil. Black oil. This room was flooded with 3 inches deep oil that gave a crystal clear reflection of the ceiling. What a stunning optical illusion!