Recent visitors to the City of London may have recently found themselves stumbling across a hidden neon gem. An interactive ‘Squiggle’ art installation has landed in London, providing a new piece of street furniture that looks more akin to an absent doodle (or squiggle) than a piece of architecture.
As part of Brookfield Properties’ programme for the London Festival of Architecture, the ‘Squiggle’ is one of many examples of intriguing and exciting art-meets-architecture popping up around the city. The piece reimagines how London’s public spaces can be used, in response to the LFA2024 theme of ‘Reimagine’.
The piece’s bright yellow and green ‘squiggly’ lines represent “the non-linear reality of life”. The lines move and twist and turn, even as they move from point A to point B – much like our daily lives rarely follow a logical straightforward path.
Londoners are invited to interact with the sculpture when they find it. You could explore its twists and turns, take a seat, or find some shade from the sun. It’s far from a stoic piece of ‘ART’ that no one can approach. Instead, it attempts to redefine how everyone interacts with the square that it’s found in.
Where to find the ‘Squiggle’
You can find the brightly-coloured artwork at the Citypoint building, at 1 Ropemaker Street, EC2V 9HT. The nearest stations are Moorgate, Barbican, and Liverpool Street.
The ‘Squiggle’ will remain in place until September 20, at which point the piece will be taken apart and recycled. Due to the size of the sculpture, the construction was planned with its eventual recycling in mind.
The ‘Squiggle’ has been in place since June 1, but the piece will have an official ‘launch’ party on June 13. Head on down to Citypoint from 5-9pm to enjoy DJs, entertainment, street food, drinks, activities, and more.
Find out more about the ‘Squiggle’, and the London Festival of Architecture, here.