Trēow of Time, Larry Achiampong & David Blandy, 2023
A UCL East Public Art Permanent Commission
UCL East, Marshgate, 7 Sidings Street, Stratford, London, E20 2AE
For their first permanent sculpture commission, Trēow of Time, Larry Achiampong and David Blandy engaged in conversations with UCL academics and responded to the landscape surrounding the new UCL East campus. They have created a hyper-real installation inspired by 3D video gaming and their time spent between the natural and virtual realms.
The work was conceived during the Covid-19 pandemic, and it reflects on a time of collective re-discovery of nature as a source of healing and wellbeing, whilst simultaneously highlighting inequalities that exist in access to green spaces.
Trēow of Time, 2023; Larry Achiampong & David Blandy, A UCL East Public Art Commission
Images: Richard Stonehouse
Marshgate is part of UCL East, a new world-class UCL campus located in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
UCL East Marshgate
7 Sidings Street, Stratford
London E20 2AE
Stills from: Trēow of Time, Larry Achiampong & David Blandy, 2023
Commission Credits:
Directors: Larry Achiampong & David Blandy
Drone: Larry Achiampong / Camera: David Blandy
Macro Camera: Claire Barrett
Editors & Grading: David Blandy & Claire Barrett
Soundtrack: Larry Achiampong
Actor: Sinai Achiampong
Location Manager: Louise Searle
Research & Producer: Claire Barrett
Art Fabricator: Setworks Limited
Curator: Sam Wilkinson, UCL Head of Public Art