Outside Tate Modern 泰特之外

泰特現代美術館是舊發電場所改建的，至今外觀還是保有工廠的感覺。坐在聖保羅大教堂前面的樓梯廣場，遠望千禧橋（Millennium Bridge）後面的Tate Modern，對「現代性」（modernity）這個字眼會產生一種具象卻又無以名之的體會，隱隱約約感受到「科學」、「技術」、「鋼鐵」、「能源」還有一點「極簡美學」或是「公共藝術」等屬於現代的元素。然而當過橋之後，來到美術館四樓的陽台，盡收眼底的卻是北岸風貌，難免對燦爛輝煌的過去興起一份緬懷之意。現在與過去混雜在一起了，這是一種新舊的輝映，也是一種時空的對話，現代VS過去，北岸VS南岸。

Serpentine gallery

"The Serpentine is a rare gallery. Its like cannot be found anywhere else in Britain, or anywhere I can think of beyond Britain." The Sunday Times

It's really hit my thought of the very gallery. I used to pass it on the way to school, and gradually became a rountine guest. I went there not only for the exhibitions, but also her book shop-- it's worthy lots of time to explore. Featured as contemporary culture center, exhibitions there always made me to think how far art can go. And it appears endless and limitless.

The most unforgettable experience was from an exhibition related to "Ocean". (It's such a pity that I cannot remember the name of the artist.) There was a room with a big screen attached to the ceiling. I couldn't recall what exactly it was played; what I remembered was all the visitors lying down on the floor, forming a circle and watching the show. We were embraced by the "Ocean".

British Museum

Once we made fun of british museum by saying that there was nothing british in british museum. We saw items from all over the world, but barely from the Great Britain. However, after moving to the that area, having chances to visit the museum, to have a walk there, to sketch the statues, to have an afternoon tea in the Great Court or even to have a nap in the reading room, I realized that the way they exhibit the collection, the way they present historical scenes, the way they ask us to see things, the was they arrange the space......That is British. I can image a picture where the museum people proudly said,"Innovation with tradition; Living with history, of course , of the world".

Heaven Bulbs ‧天燈泡

by the river thames, there're strings of bulbs hanging up high, seemingly reaching to the sky.