Monday, February 17, 2003

Traffic Light Tree

Traffic Light Tree by Pierre Vivant, Poplar, Limehouse, London

Traffic Light Tree by Pierre Vivant, 1998
Poplar
Limehouse
Tower Hamlets
London, January 2002

“Traffic Light Tree is a public sculpture in Poplar, London, England, created by the French sculptor Pierre Vivant following a competition run by the Public Art Commissions Agency for the London Docklands Development Corporation under their Public Art programme. Originally situated on a roundabout in Limehouse, near Canary Wharf and Millwall, at the junction of Heron Quay, Marsh Wall and Westferry Road, it is now located on a different roundabout near Billingsgate Market in Poplar. Eight metres tall and containing 75 sets of lights, each controlled by computer, the sculpture was described by Vivant thus:” (Traffic Light Tree, Wikipedia)

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