I thought that regular readers might like an update on the temporary summer pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery – which this year basically comprises a round polycarbonate structure with a white balloon forming the roof.
To be honest I was a little disappointed when I saw the finished article. The initial artist’s impression had suggested an ethereal transparent balloon which would, I think have been a lot more amazing than the opaque white which has been used in the final building.
From some perspectives it just looks rather ordinary – as ordinary as a white balloon in the middle of a London park can look. Occasionally though, as you catch glimpses of it through the trees, it looks like the aliens have landed, and from close up it does have a real sense of silent majesty and grandeur.
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The Minx and I were most impressed by the ‘furniture’ inside. The pavilion functions as a cafe’ by day and the ‘tables’ and ‘chairs’ are just very dense foam blocks – perfect for the Minx to climb all over and looking rather like an abstract art installation.
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