A new landmark for Holborn

inholborn announce a new proposal for an ambitious and exciting piece of public art for London, in the heart of Holborn

Gate Street is an important pedestrian link in Holborn which is used by approximately 300 pedestrians an hour to link the Holborn Gateway and Lincoln's Inn Fields which has been targeted for  regeneration by inholborn, Camden Council and partners.

Taking a prominent position at the head of the street, Conrad Shawcross' Harmonic Tree will provide a new landmark for local pedestrians and visitors, forming a key component in the local application of the Mayors' Legible London programme - a new network of signage to suppport pedestrian wayfinding in London.

Conrad Shawcross talks about the work

‘The piece continues on a series I started as pendulum driven drawings, which took, as with a lot of my work, the ratios of the harmonic spectrum as their subject matter. The machine that makes them is based on a Victorian machine called a Harmonograph, which involves two pendulums of variable length, one holding a pen, one holding a piece a paper. Harmonic Tree is a three dimensional interpretation of one of these drawings’.

Take a look

You can download a 'fly-through' movie of the Harmonic Tree in QuickTime (.mov) format
Download QuickTime fly through (1.2MB)
 

The commission is in the planning stages, but we'd love to hear what you think. To give your view contact us on info@inholborn.org
 

inholborn is keen to make our area brighter, friendlier and more fun to visit and work in. Public arts are a vital factor in making our area more individual and interesting.