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Not much interest in Westminster, so something very different and cool, I hope.
In London, I had no guidebook, only a simple map, so I just walked from the morning to the evening and made my small discoveries. One such nice surprise was a Hay's Galleria. I stumbled upon this gallery going from the Tower Bridge to the London Bridge, opposite the Tower.
I rather avoided shopping centers but it was worth a visit. Inside was a fascinating artwork. I do not know what to call it: the monument, sculpture, fountain?

From Wikipedia:
Hay's Galleria is a mixed-use building in the London Borough of Southwark situated on the south bank of the River Thames featuring offices, restaurants, shops, and flats. Originally a warehouse and associated wharf (Hay's Wharf) for the port of London, it was redeveloped in the 1980s.

And from
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-navigators-london-england

A RIVET-COVERED BRONZE SCULPTURE WITH the face of a man and the body of an industrial-age ship, The Navigators is actually an enormous kinetic machine.

The 60-foot sculpture by artist David Kemp was installed in 1987 during the renovation of Hay’s Galleria, which saw the conversion of the old wharf into a shopping center. When activated, its oars move through the water at its sides.
Kemp is a British artist best known for his large assemblage sculptures. He lives on the Atlantic coast of West Cornwall where he scavenges for interesting bits to make his art from.

About his art he says: “I make things out of things, big things, little things, old things and new things. I like to recycle things, and find new uses for things that have been thrown away. Some things say something about their surroundings, and other things become something else.”

The Navigators was one of Kemp’s first major public installations. Since then, he has created a number of large works including the “Old Transformers,” a pair of huge outdoor sculptures near Consett, County Durham.

The property’s history dates back to the 1600s and was originally known as Hay’s Wharf, after the original owner of a brewery at the location. Located on the Thames, over the centuries it has been a center of trade and shipping until heavy damage from WWI bombing raids nearly destroyed it. By the 1960s it had fallen into disrepair. In the 1980s the property was restored and converted, and enclosed under a glass roof with Kemp’s sculpture installed as a tribute to its working class past.

It was such fun to observe how all these parts move. Of course, in one or even three photos it is difficult to show, but no problem, SEE MY VIDEO HERE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-8IebKSriI

Two more photos in Workshops.