Our work is about play, and allowing creative expression in parts of the city that usually exclude it. Over the years. we have created permanent installations in many countries around the world.

There are lots of videos of our artwork at Vimeo, a few at Youtube and lots of photos on Flickr.
Also, our Twitter stream is a good place to see where we are at. Have a look. There are also some general media clips about greyworld on the right hand side of this page.

If you would like to get in touch, we can be reached at the coordinates below, or fill in the form on the contact page.

greyworld
Studio 3,
45 Derbyshire St,
London E2 6HQ
United Kingdom

e: info@greyworld.org
t: +44 203 016 7503
f: +44 207 900 3122
twittter: @greyworld

Quotes

“Greyworld have made some of the most innovative public art of the last 5 years.”
Matt Locke, Head of Imagineering, BBC, 2002.

“In many ways Greyworld represents the shape of things to come. The hybrid mix of artist, designer, urban planner and musician, producing works that create spaces for play, fun and contemplation making manifest things which previously might only have been allowed space in the far corners of our imaginations.”
Clive Gilman, Fact Centre, Liverpool, 2002.

“Forget the voguish name, Greyworld represent all that is healthy about contemporary British Art.”
Casper Llewellyn-Smith, Daily Telegraph, 2003.

“A special and very public work of art…a dynamic piece of sculpture – a little bit of magic.”
Nick Glass, Arts Correspondent, Channel 4 News on ‘The Source’ (2004)

“A major artwork…a strange and striking piece.”
Mark Lawson, Front Row, Radio 4, on ‘The Source’, 2004.

“For centuries public art has meant monuments of bronzed warriors or controversial sculptures that were more often reviled than admired. Greyworld is trying to change all that, using its imaginative installations to transform the world’s dreary urban areas. You’ve been warned: expect the unexpected. If an elevator starts playing show tunes or a water fountain compliments you on your outfit, don’t freak out it’s only art.”
Tara Pepper, Newsweek, 2004.

“What excites me about their work is that they make people think about the space they are in and encourage spontaneous interaction in a place where you least expect it.”
Chris O’Shea, Setpixel.com, 2005.

“Greyworld, is trying to change the way that public space is being utilised, using a sense of fun and an equal measure of adventure [they] are reclaiming even the unlikeliest of public spaces for the public, as well as encouraging interaction and even the odd wry smile as we go about our day-to-day routine.”
Iain Aitch, Landscape Journal, December 2005.</p>

“The gentle playfulness and humour evident in Greyworld are memorable and the way the pieces make us look, listen and question the role of the basic fabric and components of our urban environment offers us a realm of interesting and stimulating possibilities within our cities.”
Sarah Gaventa, New Public Spaces, Mitchell Beazley 2006.

Biography (Andrew Shoben and greyworld) in .docx format
Biography (Andrew Shoben and greyworld) in .pdf format
Medium rez portraits (Andrew Shoben) in .zip archive
Previous Work images One in .zip archive (22 MB)
Previous Work images Two in .zip archive (21.2 MB)

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]