Exhibition: 16 December 2010 – 31 January 2011
At: Paul’s Walk, Blackfriars, City of London, EC4 |
Human beings can see nothing around them that is not their own image;
everything speaks to them of themselves. Their very landscape is alive‘
Guy Debord, 1959. With the kind permission of The City of London, Hive are pleased to announce the upcoming opening of the new public art installation The Black Balloon – Northbank by Charlie Hope and Jamie Hamilton.
The Black Balloon is a video installation documenting an artistic intervention into London airspace. The piece gives a unique perspective on the city of London which is by turns playful, uplifting and technologically innovative.
A video camera and GPS tracking system were attached to two helium
weather balloons and released in the east end of London. The balloons
and their payload swiftly ascend, drifting southwest over the city, crossing the river Thames, propelled by the wind, ascending several thousand meters, eventually landing beyond the city limit of the M25 motorway in a field.
Through this we are offered a new perspective on our conventionally structured perception of the built environment of the city as part of Hive’s aim to 20 Buckle Street , Whitechapel , LondonE1 8EH
The Black Balloon, 2010, Video-still bring alive idle sites and humanise public spaces as a platform for artists and the public to engage.
