Exposed

 A visit to the Albert & Victoria museum was on our list today. We focused on the Photography and Art Exhibits, including the Theatre and Performance wing, and a new exhibit on mosaics. It was enlightening. 

The Photography exhibit appealed because it centred on a Canadian exhibit. But it surprised us. Unlike other exhibit areas, this one focused on books by Canadian artists who had written a book depicting photographing life in Canada. So unlike other areas of the V & A we ended up in more of a Research wing where people could sit and look through books by Canadian authors to conduct their research. 

The theatre and performance wing showcased everything behind the theatre. I loved it because it showed miniatures of set designs of famous plays and ballets. And the costume section was equally engaging giving a close-up opportunity to see how the pros really do plan every element of costume design. 

The museum directed us towards the Mosaics exhibit which is a new part of the V & A. It was really interesting to see what appear to be paintings, huge ones, actually micromosaics using tiny pieces of mosaic to bring the painting to life. Many different stones are used in the process along with silicon and a heating method. The end result was stunning to observe and it was incredible to see how the normal naked eye wouldn’t even pick up that the art was a mosaic rather than a painting. 

There were over 140 different stones used in this mosaic. This one’s for you Jeannie. 

The sun shone through today so even though there’s still a definite chill in the air, it still felt great to be out and about walking around. The family joined up with us today as we did a companion walk through the park whilst the runner completed her workout. The highlight of the late afternoon was the self-driving taxi we saw driving through Hyde Park. Here’s a picture of it parked, the white car with a black whirly thing on top— presumably waiting for a passenger.