From 9 March to six April, ‘Artwork of London Presents Take a Second 2022’ is encouraging anybody passing by way of Piccadilly Circus to pause and take a second to verify in on their psychological well being.
Images of well-known folks with their eyes closed together with Amanda Holden, Kate Moss, Idris Elba and Ricky Gervais shall be projected onto the Piccadilly Lights, that are estimated to be seen by 56 million folks yearly.
The images have been taken by celeb photographer and artist, Ray Burmiston who over the previous ten years has requested his well-known topics to shut their eyes in a second of self-reflection between pictures.
Artwork of London is encouraging folks to share their very own second of reflection by posting an eyes-closed self-portrait to Instagram, which additionally has an opportunity of showing on the lights.
Westminster Metropolis Council, as a part of its ongoing Pop-up Programme, is supporting the exhibition with a Take a Second pop up gallery beneath the lights.
The gallery, which is free to enter, options all of the celeb images together with digital screens displaying the self-portraits from most of the people.
Because the summer time, Westminster Metropolis Council has been working a marketing campaign known as ‘Westminster Reveals’ to help the cultural sector and appeal to footfall again into Westminster by way of a programme of accessible artwork interventions in outside public areas and vacant retailers.
This has included large-scale occasions equivalent to Sketch on the Sq. and West Finish Reside and a pop up programme enabling rising manufacturers and artists to occupy vacant retail house without cost within the capital.
Final month, ‘Westminster Reveals’ gained Best Arts Projects in the 2022 Hearts for the Arts Awards. The council is continuous the marketing campaign this 12 months to additional help the cultural and retail sector.
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