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Marks Barfield Architects, 2014
NOW Gallery, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0SQ
Up in Smoke - the NOW Gallery Design Commission by artist John Booth and architecture studio CAN, transforms the gallery into a vibrant installation that reveals the rich history of Greenwich Peninsula, through its iconic chimneys. The exhibition combines the duo's distinctive styles: Booth's playful, colourful design aesthetic and CAN's fresh, irreverent approach to architecture.
North Greenwich
Charlton
188, 422
The gallery space is accessible however, there is one structure within the display that contain stairs.
The exhibition is a bright, colourful display of 5 chimney structures that can be interacted with by walking through, looking up or climbing
Up In Smoke sees the gallery space transformed into a vibrant, colourful and interactive installation that tells the story of Greenwich Peninsula through its iconic chimneys, evoking the memories of the area’s lively past, and its transformation from a historic former marshland to the vibrant cultural hub it is today.
Bridging the area’s long history, the project delves into its interwoven industrial and residential heritage, centring on chimneys as the ever-changing but constant indicator of this narrative. Despite technological advances rendering them functionally redundant, chimneys still define our collective silhouette of the city and are a staple in any child’s drawings of a house. They hold an inescapable and romantic position linking us to our personal and collective pasts.
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