In The Clockwork Forest, we have created the first chapter of an untold fairy tale.

Just turn the key and the mechanical soundtrack will accompany your journey in to the forest.

Commissioned by the National Forestry Commission, this installation opened on the 7th October, 2011 in Grizedale, England.

Click here for a Radio Cumbria interview [Audio Recording]

The installation was also showed temporarily in at the Illuminate Bath Festival, in January 2012.

(See also Railings, Bins and Benches, The Tail and Wave)

greyworld’s Tail is finally available to own..

If you would like to purchase one, please click here.

The first twenty tails are numbered, signed and come with a copy of In The City, our latest book..

Everyone wants to have a tail.

We wanted one that could do all the naughty things you dream of, but dont dare. Get a Tail to express your cheeky side. So we created one! Its fully controllable, it can bend and flex and knock things off tables, tremble and twist and curl, and of course wag and get frisky.

Now, you can own one!

Ever since 2006, when we showed off the first Tail, the response has been overwhelming. Can I have one? Do you sell them? Make me a Tail! Finally, the answer is yes..

greyworld’s Tail is 62cm long (24″) plus tufty end and comes in Panther (Black) Snow Leopard (Black and White) Lion(ess) (Beige) and Bond Villain Cat (White) Each tail comes with a remote control Keyfob and Charger.

Clipping on to your belt or waistband, the Tail has 4 modes, selected by pressing a button on the tiny remote control. Mode one is Slow moves (eg slow wags, trembles,) Mode Two is fast moves, Mode Three is a selection of all the moves.. And the Fourth Mode is for dancing.. Tap the button in time to the music and watch your tail dance..!

We can make shorter Tails to order, and can also cover them in custom fabrics. Please email us for details at info@greyworld.org

A built in rechargeable battery is included, as well as a remote control, a Certificate of Authenticity and an instruction booklet.

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greyworld’s Tail is handmade artwork and is not suitable for children.

Located directly in front of the Centre, the installation is over twelve metres long. Comprising of 16 polished metal rods, the artwork responds to peoples voices.

As one speaks in to one end, the artwork leaps in to life, the sculpture modelling the amplitude of the persons speech.

The Copernicus Science Centre (Polish: Centrum Nauki Kopernik) is a science museum standing on the bank of the Vistula River in Warsaw. It contains over 350 interactive exhibits that enable visitors to single-handedly carry out experiments and discover the laws of science for themselves. Many artworks have been installed in and around the Centre.

The Centre is the largest institution of its type in Poland and one of the most advanced in Europe.

http://www.kopernik.org.pl/

On Tuesday, 27th July, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth unveiled greyworld’s latest installation at the new London Stock Exchange, in the heart of the city of London.

The Source is formed from a grid of cables arranged in a square, 162 cables in all, reaching eight stories to the glass roof. Nine spheres are mounted on each cable and are free to move independently up and down its length. In essence the spheres act like animated pixels, able to model any shape in three dimensions a fluid, dynamic, three dimensional television.

Visitors to the atrium are greeted by this motion: its particles rising and falling, generating an infinite range of figurative and abstract shapes that rise, dissolve and reform at different heights in the atrium. The shape of the sun rising on a new day of trade, the names and positions of currently traded stocks, the DNA helix at the centre of life formed by the work, and floating in the 32m void of the atrium.

This complex and sophisticated installation is a microcosm of activity, a living reflection of market forces.

BBC Radio Front Row [Audio]

Travelling free and happy in their natural environment, they move and flock, drifting across the space. They frolic with the other species that inhabit their world, exploring their plaza.

Each bin or bench has its own personality and impulses – if it’s raining a bench may decide to park up under a tree waiting for someone to sit on it; whilst on a Wednesday the bins will line up waiting to be emptied. Occasionally, they will all burst into song with the bins forming a baritone barbershop quintet and the benches a high soprano choir.

The work of art was completed in July 2006 and was a permanent feature outside the Junction Theatre in Cambridge for several years.

Austrian Radio Interview [Audio]

The work of art occupies the full height of the building’s central 10-storey atrium. It uses hundreds of flowers, hidden within a seemingly sober column suspended within the space, to allow the building to bloom into life. A vibrant core at the centre of these buildings that reflects the dynamic activity within the surrounding offices.

The installation responds to the motion of people as they enter the atrium or travel up in the glass lift that dominates this space. In this way, people moving around the building can directly influence their environment. The installation is also affected by different light levels in the space, so as the sun shines the flowers gently bloom, opening their petals up to the sunlight. At quieter periods throughout the day the sculpture generates patterns based on an infinite library of forms, ensuring that the work of art is an elegant ever-changing heart at the centre of the building.

A small maquette of the artwork was installed at the headquarters of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, in Kensington, London.

At first glance each object would appear to be an ordinary bollard, ubiquitous in public spaces. However, these objects have been injected with a magic serum that has transformed them into elegant music boxes. As people pass through out the space, the columns respond directly to their motion and spin gently, playing unique fragments of sound.

A matrix of lights, embedded into the columns scores the music with a series of luminous notes. Together the columns form an urban choir, or orchestra, each with their individual voices that would come together to create a harmonious musical performance, capturing people’s presence in the space. The installation creates a series of digital melodies that weave together to create a unique composition, held in the air for a brief moment.

At first glance Monument to the Unknown Artist appears to be a simple bronze statue, dressed in a neck scarf and loose fitting suit. However, the six meter monument seeks inspiration from passers-by, inviting them to strike poses which he copies, continually changing his form in a light-hearted and mischievous way. The unique sculpture offers an alternative and accessible creative experience for the public allowing them to create a dialogue with the work of art.

Three installations were created that responded to the constant pedestrian traffic passing the windows. Ultrasonic sensors mounted above the 19 foot window detected passers-by, whilst behind the glass, large inflatable figures shot up to greet the viewers.