DRIFT '08
Illuminate Productions
London's First Annual Art Exhibition on The River Thames
Artist
Keith Bowler (United Kingdom)
Title
Ghost Bridge
Medium
Light Installation
Location
Old Blackfriars Railway Bridge
"The bridge design is simulated on top of its original supporting posts using the latest lighting technology."
Tonight I caught a second part of the Drift '08 exhibition on my way to see the Cildo Miereles opening at The TATE Modern. Especially excited about the nature of the light installation on Blackfriars, I was slightly disappointed. The concept is there, in brilliant glory, but there's no reason that they could not have carried it out in more ghostly detail. The pin straight lines of the lasers across the old supports are beautiful, but they lack a clarity of meaning to one who is unaware of the project. I would prefer for the bridge to be there, not just send us a postcard.
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