Jason deCaires Taylor’s Tantalizing Tidal Thames Sculptures
BY NICHOLAS FORREST | SEPTEMBER 03, 2015
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Internationally acclaimed Mexico-based British underwater sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has unveiled a spectacular new installation in London as part of the 2015 edition of Totally Thames, an annual September-long celebration of London’s Thames encompassing an extensive program of arts, cultural, and river events throughout its 42-mile stretch.
Titled “The Rising Tide,” deCaires Taylor’s first London commission comprises four 3.3m-tall hybrid horse/oil-pump sculptures that are concealed and revealed as the Thames tide ebbs and flows. The sculptures are installed on the foreshore at Nine Elms on the South Bank and are free to view from the riverside walkway for up to two hours either side of low tide.
According to Totally Thames, “The Rising Tide” questions our future relationship with fossil fuels, with the two horses with corpulent businessman on their back signifying the power over these resources and the two horses being ridden by children representing the generations that will live with the consequences of overconsumption.
“The Rising Tide” can be viewed from September 1-30 during low tide at Thames foreshore at Vauxhall, adjacent to Camelford House, 87-90 Albert Embankment, SE1 7TW.
Approximate low tide times: Tue 1 (11.45am); Wed 2 (12.30pm); Thur 3 (1pm); Fri 4 (1.30pm); Sat 5 (2pm); Sun 6 (2.45pm); Mon 7 (3.45pm); Tue 8 (5pm); Wed 9 (6.45pm); Thur 10 (8pm); Fri 11 (8.15am); Sat 12 (9am); Sun 13 (9.45am); Mon 14 (10.15am); Tue 15 (11am); Wed 16 (11.15am); Thur 17 (11.45am); Fri 18 (12.15pm); Sat 19 (12.45pm); Sun 20 (1.15pm); Mon 21 (1.30pm); Tue 22 (2.15pm); Wed 23 (3.30pm); Thur 24 (5.45pm); Fri 25 (7pm); Sat 26 (7.30am); Sun 27 (8.45am); Mon 28 (9.45am); Tue 29 (10.30am); Wed 30 (11.15am)
