October 30, 2006
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Visiting Battersea Power Station
The Battersea Power Station, designed by the same person who did the red telephone box, has been a landmark in south London for quite a number of years. And many non-Londoners know it from the cover of a Pink Floyd album. It ceased operations in 1982 and has been occupying a huge plot of prime property. Some crafty Chinese developers have bought the site and are planning to develop the area into a super modern entertainment complex but still preserving the landmark. For a limited time only, the public has been granted access to the site with the station being used to exhibit the works of artists from China. Apparently the Chinese like to exhibit art in industrial spaces so this was a perfect fit. I didn't get much out of the exhibit since it was mostly video installations placed right next to each other, but it was definitely quite an experience to be on the site. It's strange how you'd think a power plant would be a complete eye sore but it's art deco design makes it very beautiful and I'm glad it's being preserved in some way.
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