Book Maze at Royal Festival Hall

Brazilian artists Marcos Saboya and Gualter Pupo have built (with the help of many others and some ladders) a giant maze made from 250,000 books. Some of the walls are 2.5 metres high. If you haven’t seen it yet, you’ll find it on the South Bank in the Royal Festival Hall. Looks something like this:

Book MazePhoto courtesy of Where The Art Is

And it was made like this!

The maze was inspired by an Argentine writer J L Borge who wrote about dreams and unreality. It’s free and there until the 25th so pop in and have a look if you’re in the area!

Elephants 151-160

Time for some more elephants. Here’s 151-160. Faves?

151. Wooly Mammoth by Laura Ford; originally at Hans Crescent
Wooly Mammoth

Wooly Mammoth

152. Frank by Leinz; originally at Market Place
Frank

153. Clearing by Lela Sheilds; Soho Square
Clearing

154. Gilt by Lily Lewis; originally in Golden Square Gardens
Gilt

155. ELEPHANTASTIC by Lily Marneffe; originally at 6 Devonshire Square
ELEPHANTASTIC

156. TINKLE by Louise Dear; Bruton Street
TINKLE 2

TINKLE

157. Deliverance by Loz Atkinson; Queens Walk, Royal Festival Hall
Deliverance

158. Eeipey by Lucy Clarke; originally in Windrush Square, Brixton
Eeipey

Eeipey

159. Mason by Lucy Fergus; originally at House of St. Barnabas
Mason

160. Kissed by Lulu Guinness; Carnaby Street/Broadwick Street
Kissed by Lulu Guinness

For more photos, interviews and other info, visit my Elephant Parade page. Stay tuned for the rest!

Elephants 131-140

Here’s 10 more fabulous elephants for a Friday. If you could bring one to life, which one would you choose?

131. Sidhe by John Rocha; Mount Street
Sidhe

132. Young at Art by John D Wilson; South Molton Street
Young at Art

133. Manasuna by Johnny Rocket & Sunny Warrington; Burlington Arcade
Manasuna

Manasuna

134. Will Only Words Remain by Jon Hicks; Green Park
Will Only Words Remain

135. Gerald by Jonathan Yeo; Selfridges
The infamous Gerald is, unfortunately, one of the two elephants I didn’t get to see. If you have any photos of Gerald, add them to the Flickr pool.

136. Julia’s Elephant by Joseph Paxton; originally at Market Square, Royal Festival Hall
Julia's Elephant

137. Big Heart, Open Mind by Julia Rogers; Green Park
Big Heart Open Mind

138. Eleafant by Julia Trickey; Curzon Street
Eleafant

139. Bertie by Julien MacDonald; Foubert’s Place/Kingly Street
Bertie

140. Just Joey by Karen Hollis; Hay’s Galleria
Just Joey

For more photos, interviews and other info, visit my Elephant Parade page. Stay tuned for the rest!

Elephants 81-90

Another round of ellies for you. Here’s numbers 81-90.

81. Marjorie by Clare Bassett; More London
Marjorie

82. Grey Elephant by Corneille; New Bond Street
Grey Elephant

83. Midnight Indigo by Cornelia O’Donovan; Bow Churchyard
Midnight Indigo

84. Matilda by Craig Ritchie & Maribel Castro; Museum of London Docklands
Matilda

85. Sans Merci by Cynthia Bernheim; St. James’s Park
Sans Merci

Sans Merci

86. Polyphant by Daniel Chadwick; Green Park
Polyphant

87. The Happy End of Nature by Deniz Balabaner; Paddington Station
The Happy End of Nature

88. Ddj by Devon Alfaro; Covent Garden Piazza
Ddj

89. Brambles by Diana Ralston; Queens Walk, Royal Festival Hall
Brambles

90. Twiggie by Diane von Furstenberg; originally at 37 Davies Street
Twiggie

For more photos, interviews and other info, visit my Elephant Parade page. Stay tuned for the rest!

Elephant Parade 61-70

I think it’s time for some more elephants. Here’s numbers 61-70.

61. Shanti Haathi by Arabella Sim; Queens Walk, Royal Festival Hall
Shanti Haathi

62. Gaia Elephant by C Macleod, K Darke & C Jackson; Kings Road
Gaia Elephant

63. In Your Trunk (Turn the Bass Up) by Ashwan; Green Park
In Your Trunk (Turn the Bass Up)

64. Patron by Ashwan Khanna; originally on St. James’ Street
Patron

65. Burma by Baccara Smart; Holland Park Avenue
Burma

66. Phoolan by Carrie Reichardt aka The Baroness & Nick Reynolds; Natural History Museum
Phoolan

Phoolan

67. Elephant Chic by Benjamin Shine; originally at St. Christopher’s Place
Elephant Chic

68. Taxi Elephant by Benjamin Shine; The Royal Exchange
Taxi Elephant

69. The Clonakilty Irish Elephant by Bill Griffin; Covent Garden Piazza
The Clonakilty Irish Elephant

70. Dedicated to the Wonderful Chelsea Pensioners by Mark Shand; Royal Hospital Chelsea
Dedicated to the Wonderful Chelsea Pensioners

Faves from this bunch anyone? Taxi Elephant for me…

For more photos, interviews and other info, visit my Elephant Parade page. Stay tuned for the rest!