The world-renowned artist David Hockney has lit up London’s iconic Battersea Power Station with a giant installation resembling two Christmas trees. Titled ‘Bigger Christmas Trees’ and set on the station’s two north-facing 328-foot-tall chimneys, the animation will be on display from December 1st until Christmas Day, December 25th.
“Battersea Power Station is such a beautiful building, I wanted to decorate it in a way that I hoped would bring joy and hope to Londoners,” said Hockney about the scheme.
The 10-minute animation was designed by Hockney on an iPad using a digital pencil; an appropriate method given that Battersea Power Station currently houses Apple’s UK headquarters.
In June, we reported on the opening of Foster + Partners’ Apple Store within the station, marking the company’s 40th store in the United Kingdom. Late last year, meanwhile, we covered a review of the newly completed WilkinsonEyre interior spaces in the station alongside a Frank Gehry-designed apartment block.
A striking example of Art Deco and British interwar architecture, Battersea Power Station stands as a symbol of London's industrial past. Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the same architect behind the iconic red telephone box, it was constructed in two phases, with the first phase completed in the 1930s and the second in the 1950s.
Its distinctive brick facade and four chimneys make it one of the most recognizable buildings in London. Originally coal-fired, it was once one of the largest power stations in Europe. However, as the 20th century progressed, its operational efficiency declined, leading to its closure in 1983.
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