Here (sculpture)

Here
Here
	Artwork on The Line in north Greenwich, London, looking northwards
Artist	Thomson & Craighead
Year	2013
Medium	Metal
Dimensions	2.64 m × 0.12 m × 0.82 m (8.7 ft × 0.39 ft × 2.7 ft)
Location	North Greenwich, London
	51°30′11″N 0°00′05″W / 51.50316°N 0.00146°W / 51.50316; -0.00146
Website	the-line.org

Here is a 2013 artwork created by artist duo Thomson & Craighead. The work, a standard UK road sign pointing northwards, is situated on a riverside path on the west side of the Greenwich Peninsula in south-east London, where it forms part of The Line, a public sculpture trail that very roughly follows the path of the Prime Meridian as it crosses the River Thames.

History

Created by Thomson & Craighead in 2013, Here is formed by a standard 2.64m tall UK road sign pointing north and displaying the 24,859 mile distance around the circumference of the earth back to the sign's position.^[1]^[2] Maggie Gray in art magazine Apollo said: "Such pieces command attention and, once they have it, direct that attention outwards to their surroundings, or back on to the viewer."^[3]

In 2014, it was one of nine works chosen from over 70 submissions for the inaugural year of The Line,^[1] an art project distributed along a three-mile route following some of London's waterways between Stratford and North Greenwich.^[4] The route opened in 2015.^[5]^[6] The five Greenwich elements of The Line also form part of an art trail across the Greenwich Peninsula.^[7]

References

^ a b "Thomson & Craighead". The Line. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
^ "Walking The Line". Artichoke. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^ Gray, Maggie (4 June 2020). "Lessons from a lonely city – walking through lockdown London has been a revelation". Apollo. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^ Jury, Louise (11 July 2014). "New sculpture trail, The Line, to appear along east London's waterways". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "The Line". Time Out London. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ McCabe, Katie (28 April 2020). "London's first public art walk The Line goes online". Time Out London. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Greenwich Peninsula". Design London. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[T&C-1] "Thomson & Craighead". The Line. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

[Artichoke-2] "Walking The Line". Artichoke. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

[Gray-3] Gray, Maggie (4 June 2020). "Lessons from a lonely city – walking through lockdown London has been a revelation". Apollo. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

[Jury-11Jul2014-4] Jury, Louise (11 July 2014). "New sculpture trail, The Line, to appear along east London's waterways". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[5] "The Line". Time Out London. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[6] McCabe, Katie (28 April 2020). "London's first public art walk The Line goes online". Time Out London. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[DesignLondon-7] "Greenwich Peninsula". Design London. Retrieved 2 August 2021.