Design platform Studio Curiosity worked with local residents in east London to wrap a bridge in a rainbow of ribbons as a "message of hope" during the coronavirus pandemic.
Called RAW Rainbow, the art installation covers a footbridge in the Royal Albert Wharf (RAW) in the borough of Newham.
RAW Rainbow covers a footbridge in east London
The project is shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2020 and has already won the public vote in its category.
Andrew Morris, an architect and the founder of Studio Curiosity, lives in the RAW apartment complex.
He began by creating his own rainbow of ribbons as part of the national Clap For Carers campaign in the UK, where members of the public showed their support for the NHS by applauding on their doorsteps and making signs with symbols of rainbows. Ribbons were woven to create a rainbow pattern
"The ambition for this project is to create a united message of hope by bringing the local community together in the collective production of a public artwork," said Morris.
"The project started with my own balcony," he added.
"Balconies have become a poignant interface between the public and the private recently. The prototype was developed into one that could be adopted and scaled up to transform large pieces of infrastructure such as the bridge."
Local residents cut and installed the ribbons
Morris worked with RAW Labs, an art centre managed by the Bow Arts Trust, and the Notting Hill Genesis housing association...