0 Degrees, London

Maritime Museum, Cameraworks and
London Docklands Development Corporation

The project involves a permanent laser display illuminating the Greenwich Meridian 'making the invisible visible'. The laser beam passes through the central space of the Old Royal Observatory and out over North London. The installation effectively shows how the Meridian crosses the Thames three times within a couple of miles, allowing the reflection of the beam to be used to great advantage.
In early May the stretch of the Thames under the beam became the setting for a monumental one night performance that further developed the notion of making the invisible visible. This large scale event which was seen by twenty thousand people on the night explored the poetic, social and historical connotations of the Meridian. The realisation
involved a flotilla of 60 boats and barges with monumental special effects and aerial pyrotechnics accompanied the choreographed sound performance.
The project was a winner of the Callouste Gulbenkian big event production award as well as receiving funding from LAB, Arts Council and sponsors.