25 Giant Water Droplets Appear on The Tide on Greenwich Peninsula - London's First Riverside Cultural Linear Park

LONDON,July 4,2019 -- LA-based conceptual artist,GERONIMO officially opens London's newest riverside destination,The Tide on Greenwich Peninsula,with a large-scale installation of 25 vibrant and painterly inflated water droplets. Free for the public to view from 5th-14th July.

Ranging from 1 to 7 metres tall, the boldly coloured inflatables,inspired by the nearby water,span the length of the first phase of the five-kilometre cultural linear park designed by Diller Scofido + Renfro,co-designers of the New York High Line. I Can Taste You On a Rainy Dayappears as part of Turning Tides Festival, a free cultural festival including live music,art,film,holistic wellness activities and feasts,taking place over the weekends of 5th-7th and 12th-14th July,to celebrate the opening of The Tide.

With the installation creating a flamboyant backdrop,a cast of acclaimed UK and International artists take over the elevated park for the festival. Leading the line-up are former Supergrass singer Gaz Coombes,British singer Laura Mvula,Grammy award-winning Oumou Sangaré, music programming curators Village Underground,iconic drag artists Sink the Pink,high-energy London collective,Melt Yourself Down and the participatory Wish Trees art installation from Yoko Ono. There is also apop-up cinema with food and drinks served by Stevie Parle's CRAFT London.

A series of riverside feasts,ensure that visitors remain well-fed. Taking place on artist duo Studio Morison's Seafood Disco Picnic table,London's longest picnic table at 27 metres,guest chefs includeSteve Parle's Pastaio,Matt Williamson,Disappearing Dining Club and Studio Morison x Berber Q,offering riverside picnics,a giant BBQ,seafood feasts and more.

Open and accessible to all,The Tide also featuresmonumental artworks and design curiosities to explore. The first pieces land this summer - two sculptures from iconic British artist Damien Hirst's Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable; British pop-artist Allen Jones' 8-metre artwork Head in the Wind; and Siblings – a large scale illusionary patterned work by Morag Myerscough.

"The Tide is for everyone and brings to London a bold 3D landscape that is entirely unique,"commented Kerri Sibson,Director of Greenwich Peninsula. "Set amongst pine trees and wild grasses lining the Thames,GERONIMO'S water droplets create a magical futuristic environment. The Tide's combination of art,nature and world-class design and engineering encapsulates all that the emerging Peninsula is and will become."

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