Striking Street Art in Shoreditch

The best thing about visiting the East End is that it is a haven for street art and you will always spot new art on each visit.

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The Whimsical World of Tim Burton in London

On a crisp January afternoon, Stephen and I ventured to the Design Museum in Kensington to explore "The World of Tim Burton" exhibition.

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The Cosy Kentish Town of Appledore

One of my New Year's resolutions this year was to explore Kent more. Who am I kidding? My New Year's resolutions every year is to explore Kent more.

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Staving Off Darkness: Squidsoup's Lost in Light Exhibition

Chasing bright lights and illuminations has become one of my favourite winter pastimes in England as we seek to stave off the long, grey winter. Following on from our adventures at the Gravesham Light Festival, the Tonbridge Winter Light Trail and the Canary Wharf Winter Lights, we decided to head off to the "Lost In Light" exhibition in Shoreditch this year.

"Lost in Light" is an immersive digital art exhibition that invites visitors to step into a world where light, sound and technology converge to create an otherworldly experience. Curated by the innovative collective Squidsoup, the exhibition explores the boundaries of perception and interaction, offering a series of stunning installations. This ethereal, multi-sensory adventure blurs the lines between art and technology, providing an experience that is both introspective and awe-inspiring. The venue was previously an illegal rave venue in Shoreditch.

There were five rooms, each with a different theme and vision, and each kitted out with bean bags and places to sit so that visitors could spend as long as they wanted, just gazing at the lights and relaxing. It was a very trippy experience!

Circular Echoes

"A circle is a symbol of completeness, wholeness, the centre… but it can also be a boundary"

This room featured a series of glowing, elevated orbs arranged in a circle around people lying on beanbags in the centre.

Infinite

"Infinite presents a spatial orchestra, constructed from a composition of notes scattered around the space in illuminated clusters of light"

This was one of my favourite rooms. The wall murals were impressive, the shiny floor reflected the lights,and there were distorted mirrors on the walls too.

Three Volumes

We went into this room twice and it was a lot of fun. It was a triptych of three suspended cubes of pulsating lights that were illuminated at different times, the effect of which was a different landscape every few seconds. Stephen lay on a beanbag beneath the closest cube and had to practically be dragged out of there.

Sola

Sola creates a shifting, radiant environment that evokes the energy and movement of the sun itself. It felt very 1989 watching what looked like a wall of televisions.

Submergence

"Submergence places us directly inside a matrix, reminiscent of the middle of an exploding screen".

This room was huge and proved to be most people’s favourite.

"Lost In Light" is an fantastic experience and photos cannot do justice to the synergic effects of the pulsating lights, electronic music and overall ambiance. Highly recommended.

The exhibition is running until 2 February 2025 and tickets are £12.50 plus booking fee for adults.

118 Curtain Road
Shoreditch
EC2A 3AY

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Festive Lights and Moody Skies at Melrose Arch, Johannesburg

Seasons Greetings! Merry Christmas! Hanukkah Sameach! We are in Johannesburg and visited the famous Christmas lights at Melrose Arch to see what the fuss was about. After days of increasingly hot temperatures, the weather finally broke, and it began pouring with rain as we emerged from the underground parking.

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