Just last week, London’s 19th century Covent Garden Market was transformed into what looks like a scene from the movie Up! We can thank French artist Charles Pétillon for the epic art installation called “heartbeat”. Pétillon worked with 25 assistants over a period of five days to fill the Convent Garden with a whopping 100,000 giant white balloons.
The project is a part of the Garden’s ongoing cultural program that constantly seeks new and neat ways to promote a love of the arts.
In an interview with Design Bloom Pétillon said, “The balloon invasions I create are metaphors. Their goal is to change the way in which we see the things we live alongside each day without really noticing them. With ‘heartbeat’ I want to represent the market building as the beating heart of this area – connecting its past with the present day to allow visitors to re-examine its role at the heart of London’s life.”
You can see the beautiful display first hand until September 27th.
This is London’s Covent Garden Market on a normal day:
This is the same spectacular space bursting with 100,000 balloons!
More Information: charlespetillon.com, coventgardenlondonuk.com, londondesignfestival.com
