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Art and Music
Gorgeous murals, huge sculptures and giant serpents are just
some of the art installations that Thames21 have commissioned to bring
beauty to blank walls and forgotten corners of London's waterways.
Three waterside art installations were unveiled recently
in Southall and Ealing as part of a community inclusion project called
MESH. These spectacular sculptures of a damsel fly, heron and kingsfisher
were partly made from materials dumped into the canals including a shopping
trolley, old washing lines and coloured plastic.
The artist Kevin Herlihy made the sculptures with local people including the Alperton Community School and a local Hindu temple giving the community real ownership over these pieces. Bold, colourful and beautiful, these are set to become destination pieces of community artwork. Thanks to British Waterways for funding this project.
We have also partnered with musicians from the Philharmonia Orchestra to turn litter items into musical instruments for mass performances at the Thames Festival outside City Hall, thanks to support from Unilever.
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