Ahh… Arts Igniting Minds
The Tower Bridge Gallery
10 St Katharine’s Way,
London E1W 1LE.
020 7488 4716

A review of Peter Forde’s Oooooh! By Chloe Preece

Now that we have turned the clocks back and winter is officially here, as the dark and cold sets in, anything to relieve the dreariness of everyday living is welcomed. This charming little piece of digital art by artist Peter Forde helps a little. At first glance, an ordinary CCTV projection of a rather boring, corporate street becomes a fascinating piece of live art by virtue of its liveliness and lightheartedness. Projected onto the doors of Ahh… Arts Igniting Minds just under Tower Bridge and next to the Tower of London (a notoriously haunted spot), a ghost comes out to play after dark. Responding to movement it tends to appear behind you, hovering on screen just long enough to make you do a double take, the element of surprise making the experience that much more intense.

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