Southbank Place is set to unveil two unique sculptures that not only interact with natural sunlight but also offer a sustainable charging station for visitors.

Conceptualised and produced by Team Fisheye and Stefan Reiss, Lights on Data and O.T 1131 are a type of interactive urban furniture, as well as unique public art for everyone to enjoy.

Team Fisheye’s Lights on Data conceptual art installation doubles as a piece of city furniture, which uses the sun to create alluring shadow-play filled with colour, creating spectacular reflections whilst harnessing solar energy to provide a facility for users to charge their electrical devices.

Inspired by the visualisation of growth and opportunities in the renewable energy sector, which is expected to generate 42 million jobs by 2050, Lights on Data consists of a multitude of steel circles with integrated plexiglass panels - each one shining a light on a different region or job sector worldwide.

O.T. 1131 is a digital drawing transformed into a three-dimensional space using real, tactile materials. The contemporary piece of public art transforms the digital into a multi-coloured, mesh surface allowing natural light to interact with, and bring life to the artificial, digital design.

Originally part of the ‘Summer Lights’ display at Canary Wharf the sculptures will be located on Casson Square, Southbank Place, throughout Autumn. 

Richard Oakes, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Qatari Diar, commented: “Southbank Place is a popular location, with a large number of daily visitors that live or work at the development, as well as those that pass through to the main attractions of the South Bank or to access Waterloo Station. Our objective is to deliver a programme of interesting and thought-provoking installations that the public can engage with and enjoy.”

Brian De’ath, Managing Director of Residential Sales at Canary Wharf Group, added: “The installations provide unique artwork that produces changing reflections throughout the day. They offer passers-by a place to sit and unwind, as well as the useful ability to charge phones and electrical devices using solar-powered energy. The pieces are a great addition to Southbank Place and one that we look forward to seeing both residents and wider London interact with going forward.”

The South Bank is one of London’s most popular tourist destinations, welcoming over 22 million visitors each year.

Once fully complete, Southbank Place, a mixed-use development by joint development partners Qatari Diar and Canary Wharf Group, will provide an additional 48,000 sq ft of shops, restaurants and bars, plus 530,000 sq. ft. of office space, cementing the area as one of London’s most vibrant destinations. Current retailers include artisan bakery GAIL’s, Marks & Spencer, Boots, Pret A Manger and Island Poke. 

One of London’s most desired residential addresses only five apartments remain at Southbank Place, one of London’s best-selling developments, with over 460 apartments sold since the scheme was launched at the end of 2015.

One of the final units available at the bankside development is one of the city’s most exclusive residences, The Penthouse at Belvedere Gardens building. The magnificent four-bedroom top-floor apartment is on the market for £17 million and has been designed and dressed by the award-winning design studio Goddard Littlefair. 

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