Earlier in the year, I learned that a new lion would grace the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square for only a few days this September, and I was looking forward to see it. I planned to visit it on Friday and then again on Saturday, but I have been extremely ill since Wednesday. I am still recovering, so I have been unable to see the lion in person; it was still on display today until 8:00pm for those well enough and brave the wet weather to see it. (Anyone who knows me knows that in order for me to cancel plans, especially on two days with glorious perfect weather, I must be really unwell, and unfortunately that's what has happened as I have spent the majority of Friday, all of Saturday and most of this morning in bed.)
The "Please Feed the Lions" is an interactive art installation by Es Devlin, who is known for using light and artificial intelligence. The sculpture comes via Google Arts and Culture ahead of London Design Week. Visitors feed the lion poetry or words. At dark, the words are projected onto the lion.
Other artwork has been created for London Design Week and on show in other locations such as Finsbury Square and Westminster Cathedral.
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