
The Spell or The Dream
Tai Shani
Somerset House
Strand, London WC2R 1LA, UK WC2R 1LA
Strand entrance 8am-11pm, The Courtauld Gallery 10am-6pm, New Wing 8am-11pm
Admission
Free Admission
Jupiter Artland is open 7 days a week 10am - 5pm (Last Entry 3:30pm)
About
A new work for the landscape, The Spell or The Dream is a multi-faceted work inviting audiences to collectively dream of new horizons. At its heart is The Spell, a magnificent new sculpture sited in Jupiter's orchard of apple and plum trees. Resting atop a stepped plinth, where visitors can sit, gather or peer inside, the luminous blue figure gently breathes, caught in a suspended state, the spell. The dreamer sleeps through the warnings of present and imminent catastrophes, political and social disaster and environmental collapse – but it also dreams of resistance and renewal. The work features a newly commissioned soundscape by composer, producer and double bassist Maxwell Sterling.