Question: What do you get if you take a moving train, a firing cannon, and a hall of mirrors?
Answer: One of the most outstanding and exciting exhibitions of modern sculpture to be shown in London for many years.
Kapoor's Mirror Sculptures
On visiting this exhibition the first thing that struck me was the number of young children, some were just three or four years old, that were really enjoying the exhibition, especially Anish Kapoor's mirror sculptures.
These highly polished stainless steel creations resemble fairground fun mirrors, showing visitors as thin stick-like creatures, or short and plump, or upside down and suddenly changing to the right way up depending on how close you are to the mirror. You get the feeling that you could walk right into another world!
Two of the most impressive sculptures on display are still creating themselves: Svayambh and Shooting into the Corner.
Svayambh – Red Wax Train
And then there's the train. A massive, 30-tonne block of ruby-red wax, shaped like an engine, travels on a matching red track that runs the entire length of the gallery. As it moves it forces its way through arches and doorways so that its shape is constantly evolving.
Shooting into the Corner
As if the train isn't fascinating enough, Kapoor's innovative approach to sculpture goes one step further with Shooting into the Corner. Throughout the exhibition a cannon will fire projectiles of red wax onto the opposite wall.The wax slowly slides down the developing wax pile to create new and weird shapes.
