Victoria & Albert Museum – Wandering Cows

Curiosity Cloud Room

September 29, 2015October 13, 2015Posted in london, ukTagged culture, design, London, museum, phone camera, Victoria & Albert Museum6 Comments

Once a month, the V&A have their Friday Late event, each with a different theme and free entry in the evening until the museum is full. I went to the London Design Festival one last Friday and totally loved it.

My favourite was the Curiosity Cloud installation room. We had to queue for about 10 minutes, our excitement matching the soft whirring buzz we could hear in the room. When we entered, we were struck by the soft illumination of 250 glass bulbs suspended from the ceiling. Some of the globes had fabric moths inside them which whizzed around as you walked through the installation. I didn’t know whether it was motion- activated. Nevertheless, it made me think of the phrase “moths to a flame”. And I felt smugly cultured for the week.

~ Spotted Cow

Summer afternoon at the V&A

July 17, 2015August 4, 2015Posted in london, ukTagged British summer, London, street photography, Victoria & Albert Museum5 Comments

In the courtyard of the Victoria & Albert Museum. I had just spent several hours in the amazing – and sold out – Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty exhibition … to come and find the courtyard still flushed with sunshine.

~ Spotted Cow