Final five Thames bridges join world’s longest public art commission
The final five bridges that make up Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’ Illuminated River project along the Thames were switched on last night.
The colourful, subtly moving installation created by the west London practice with US artist Leo Villareal now extends across nine Thames bridges, from London to Lambeth, to form the longest public art commission in the world.
The pair were picked in 2016 after an international competition. Other finalists included David Adjaye, Amanda Levete’s practice AL_A, Diller Scofidio & Renfro with Penoyre & Prasad and Sam Jacob Studio.
Last night the lighting schemes on Blackfriars, Waterloo, Golden Jubilee, Westminster and Lambeth bridges were switched on, joining those which have been illuminating the Millennium, Cannon Street, Southwark and London bridges since 2019.
组织者照明河基金会表示，该项目将改变人们对夜晚泰晤士河的看法，安装的每一座桥都有不同的、永不重复的照明算法。
The whole project has been completed on time and on budget, they said, despite the pandemic which prevented Villareal from travelling to London to programme the works.
Instead, the artist used LiveU streaming technology to view and adjust the light sequences in real time from his New York studio, with footage transmitted with less than a second’s delay.
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The launch marks the culmination of one of London’s largest and most detailed planning processes, with 30 planning permissions and 18 listed building consents granted.
整个3.2英里的安装将在每天黄昏到凌晨2点之间启动。It has been funded by philanthropists and the mayor of London.
Technical lighting designers were Atelier Ten.
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