Pan's Labyrinth

Lastnight Rhys and I went to see Pan's Labyrinth at the cinema. It was only showing for one night and so many people had said how good it was so we thought we'd check it out.
It is no suprise that it has won so many awards as it is just brilliant. A dark, disturbing yet beautiful film that combines fairy-tale fantasy with the horror of war.

Switched on London

This weekend, Rhys and I are going for a little adventure round London and we will deffinitely be taking a look at the new 'Switched on London' exhibition.

These computer generated pictures here show what some of London's riverside landmarks will look like lit up using the latest technology.

The Landmarks along the Thames that will be illuminated will include - HMS Belfast, City Hall, the Tower of London, London Bridge and Tower Bridge

They will be lit up from 4pm to midnight each day until 16 February using environmentally friendly low-energy lights, meaning the cost of powering the week-long spectacular is just £20.

The Guggenheim

The Guggenheim was by far the best part of the trip. I really liked Jenny Holzer's 'Installaion for Bilbao, 1997' which consisted of nine double sided LCD columns. The messages convayed themes of intamacy, deception, loss, and death and runs in Basque, Spanish and English. Although this photo doesn't do it justice at all.

Another peice I really liked was Richard Serra's 'The Matter of Time' which is a huge permanent installation there. It consists of eight bent steel sculptures that swirl and glide together, creating spaces while imposing upon the space they are in. The sculptures invite the viewer to become participant: to explore around them, to find the spaces within, to play with sound, to stop and start at any point, to move at any speed. Because of its mazelike structure, this installation leaves a different impression on every person that passes though.

But my favourite exhibition by far was Gerhard Richter's 'Atlas'.

The Atlas is Gerhard Richter’s ongoing encyclopedic work. It is comprised of approximately 4,000 images, reproductions or cut-out details of photographs and illustrations, grouped together on over 600 separate panels. The Panels contained all sorts of subjects from landscapes to people and pornography to holocaust victims.

This exhibition really inspired me. Take a look on his website at some of the work in The Atlas - http://www.gerhard-richter.com/art/results_atlas.php?ss=1

Bilbao, Spain

Here are some photos I took in Bilbao, Spain on the college trip. The rest are here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayneeeee/