If you go down to the Greenwich Peninsula today, you're in for a big surprise! Camille Walala has turned NOW Gallery into her own version of a funfair playground. The installation of patterned and reflective walls take you on a journey through colour with intersections conjuring up different combinations of line and shape. The theme for her "temple of wonder" is to play. She's inviting the audience into a 3D world of her 2D murals so they can become lost in the twists and turns of the Memphis style maze.
For the opening night we were given allotted times to venture into the tardis to run round and out again so that everyone could have a turn. This added to the frenzied fun of getting lost and confusion in the mirrored surfaces merging the graphics as optical illusions. I joked that it might be like a sportive where a sweeper truck would appear to clear us up. Sure enough the invigilators had the impossible task of peeling people out of their selfie modes and move them on. Im looking forward to returning for the complete submersion experience and also play on the ping pong tables she's positioned outside. How French! How Camille! The perfect opening for Bastille Day!
14 Jul - 24 Sep 2017
