french artist camille walala has unveiled a new large-scale public artwork in white city place, west london. titled les jumeaux (the twins), the street art installation comprises two uniquely-designed pedestrian crossings and seven striking murals that portray walala’s signature use of geometric patterns and primary colors.

camille walala transforms london's white city place with colorful geometric patterns

 

 

brightening the set at television centre, white city place welcomes the eye-catching installation to an area by transforming the crossing on south africa road and wood lane, while the murals adorn the façade of the westworks building. the area, which has undergone extensive redevelopment into an emerging hub of activity and creativity, now leads passers-by and visitors and in colorful and cheerful way.

camille walala transforms london's white city place with colorful geometric patterns

 

 

in her work, walala takes cues from the strong functional shapes that can be found on the façades of buildings, continuing her renowned installations in the urban landscape. les jumeaux brings new life to white city by just using vibrant colors and visually capturing patterns that connect the artist’s style with the rich architectural history of the area. from drawings and collages in a sketchbook, walala uses colors and patters to experiment and develop large-scale installations through an intuitive and artistic process.

camille walala transforms london's white city place with colorful geometric patterns

 

 

‘this was a really exciting commission because I got to explore the area so much more than I have in the past, and bring colorful, joyful patterns to this part of london,’ comments artist camille walala. ‘I like when my projects begin with this element of curiosity. I was inspired by the rich architectural details and began working in my sketchbook, making drawings and collages, which grew into the bigger scale installation. it’s a balancing process to find happy accidents along the way while keeping the style simple and bold.’

camille walala transforms london's white city place with colorful geometric patterns

camille walala transforms london's white city place with colorful geometric patterns

camille walala transforms london's white city place with colorful geometric patterns

 

 

project info:

 

name: les jumeaux (the twins)

artist: camille walala

location: west london

commissioned by: stanhope, mitsui fudosan and aimco

part of: white city place’s cultural programme