Labyrinth – Mark Wallinger

A unique artwork at every station to celebrate 150 years of the Tube

Hiya,

Just wondering if there is an updated list of the stations where the labyrinths are currently not on display?
Great to see Victoria back up, but I can’t find the one at South Kensington and one or two others.

Thanks!

1. I cannot find the plaque at Ickenham – where is it?
2. When is the plaque going to be put up at Victoria?
3. Lastly, so far I’ve visited 194 plaques, most of the staff’s support have been fantastic!

Hi! I was wondering whether there will be labyrinths installed at the two new Northern Line stations?

I admit that I am comming late to this particular party, but can I ask when West Acton’s Labyrinth will be reinstalleed as the station improvement works have now been completed.

I only have 4 left to find:

Barbican
West Acton
Bromley-by-bow
Victoria
They form part of my Bucket List, so I am keen to find them all.

The following Labyrinths have been temporarily removed from stations:

Moorgate
Charing Cross
Bromley on Bow
Barbican
West Acton
Can I add Victoria to this list ?

Any idea when they will be re installed ?

The link to episodes is broken: http://art.tfl.gov.uk/podcasts/series/14177/episode/14178

Partly because I have a slight obsession with art and numbers, I am assembling an online photographic record of all the labyrinths on the Underground network including numerical index, details of the design families, an in-development line-by-line guide and a few personal insights. It’s about 75% complete at the time of writing.

http://labyrinthtubephoto.tumblr.com/

Here I am searching ’round maze’ and ‘circular maze’ and finally I found this. Nice work.

Perivale now installed, number 26, bottom of stairs leading to platforms, that’s all 270 now bagged!

Nick

Fantastic. All now listed, except tail-end-charlie Perivale.

Almost done. Just one left. Can’t await it.
Last summer I was in London and took photos of some of the first labyrinths. Hope to be back soon to take some more.

Gosh. It’s taking a long, long time to get these last seven up.
Any chance of any news as to when?

although it’s not listed here Wimbledon now has its Labyrinth (number 120) I make it 8 left to be installed, they are:
North Ealing (19)
West Acton (22)
Perivale (26)
Loughton (160)
Brent Cross (182)
East Finchley (211)
Richmond (257)
Acton Town (259)

Nick

The Wimbledon labyrinth was installed yesterday :-)

Only ten more to make their way onto this listing, which hasn’t changed now for several weeks.
Is there any news on when -when – when?

The Labyrinth collection was such an unique and inspiring way to celebrate our 150th anniversary. I’d never heard of ‘Sound Art’ before the Staff and Children arrived at Hainault to record samples for Tracing the Line – https://art.tfl.gov.uk/labyrinth/tracing%20the%20line/

Fascinating. Well done all!

I noticed this weekend that at some stations Labyriths are being hidden behind moveable poster boards. This is typically where the labyrith is located in a ticket hall or by an entrance. Makes it difficult the view or appreciate them and creates the dilemma of whether you can move the board to one side, particularly at a busy station.

I’ve now seen 252 Labyrinths (with Heathrow Terminal 5, the only one I’m missing making 253), I then make it 14 stations without Labyrinths which adds up tp 267, what are the missing three stations to make the 270? I have two each for Edgware Road and Paddington, are there other stations that have more than one Labyrinth?

Nick

Nice to see my local station, Heathrow T 5, now has it’s Labyrinth. We just need to sort the Network Rail stations now and we should have a full set at last. Enjoy.

As at 16.04.14 it seems to be that there are only 15 No. Labyrinths still to be installed.
They are: Acton Town, Balham, Brent Cross, East Finchley, Heathrow Terminal 5, Kensington (Olymia), Kew Gardens, Loughton, North Ealing, Perivale, Queen’s Park, Richmond, West Acton, Willesden Junction & Wimbledon.
Really looking forward to the completion of this project.

Just 15 left to go: bring them on!
Has anyone at TFL Arts looked at Hammersmith(District & Piccadilly) during the day? I had to go back after 8 p.m. to get a photo…

Good to see Cannon Street and Euston Square now have their Labyrinths, that completes Zone 1, off to get them now

Nick

Good news! The labyrinth at Edgware Road (Bakerloo) is back. There are also new ones up at Uxbridge and Ruislip Manor.

Bad news! The one at Whitechapel has gone missing – anyone seen it? Or had it been taken down as part of preparations for the upcoming temporary ticket office change here due to Crossrail works …. ?

What has happened to the app? All I get is a red cross and nothing to download!

We were just talking about this project and how wonderful it is. Waiting patiently for our labyrinth at Kew Gardens Station.

I notice that the 270 labyrinths are spread over 11 different “design families” what is the story behind these different designs? also when is Wimbledon going to get its labyrinth?

cheers Nick

So, I’ve been going out and spotting a lot of these, and am well over halfway there now – love how tricky Morden is for example, and St. John’s Wood too – not easy finds! If anyone wants additional help, I’ve got a list on my website here:

http://www.geofftech.co.uk/tube/labyrinth.html

What’s the long-term plan with these? I make it about 27 stations still not listed here as having labyrinths; will they end up getting labyrinths installed? Was this just a temporary project for 2013 and the existing ones will be removed soon, or will they all stay in place for a while?

Here’s the ones I’ve seen so far: http://duncan99.wordpress.com/2013/11/06/london-underground-labyrinths/

Yesterday (7th Jan.) I visited Edgware Road (Bakerloo) but found no Labyrinth. I expected to see No. 56, which has been on this list of Labyrinths installed since July. Can you please advise as to when it will be installed?

Also, any clues as to when the remaining 30 No. will be installed?

I do hope you can take the time to respond to my queries.

Please can you update the map.
I have found #45 at North Wembley.Not listed above !

I visited the London Transport Museum yesterday and it set me thinking about Mark’s series of Labyrinths. I wondered whether Mark would produce a special Labyrinth (or a collage of all 270 Labyrinths) to be installed at the London Transport Museum or at its Acton Depot. This could form part of a permanent display at the Museum to commemorate Mark’s work at each Underground station.

I personally think the Transporter escalator art at Notting Hill Gate is really good and the way it is seamless is really good too.

I love the artwork, very unique. Also good get an understanding of where the artist got his inspiration from and the concept of the pieces themselves. A fine project for a great celebration.

I’m always on the look-out for projects and competitions for our children to enter. Primarily to give them opportunities to express and represent their local and related environments. Labyrinth was particularly relevant as the London Underground is our life-line for school journeys to places of interest that enrich the curriculum. But also to inspire children to travel with their families to new places. Cost prohibits us using coaches, as you know travel for children on the underground is free! and safe as staff always accompany groups on and off the trains and escalators.
The Labyrinth teachers’ project pack was invaluable to introduce and put the competition into context of the underground in general. The children were able to participate post Y6 Sats. They enjoyed both the creative aspects of the project and opportunities for independent research about history of the London Underground and labyrinths and of course the work of Mark Wallanger and other artists past and present who have created artworks of London. Hopefully it has inspired them to continue!

Hi I don’t often use the underground but I came across a Labyrinth today at my local station Clapham North on my way home to the Larkhall Triangle. 111 was the number which I found interesting being that a triangle has 3 sides, as well as it possibly symbolising a picture of a “maze of the mind” which could be referencing the illuminati and the quest for the Holy grail?… Or just the maze of the underground! Lol

Can this list be updated please? — & any news of a completion date yet? — will they all be installed in 2013? — Thank you.

I have been trying to download the Labyrinth web app for 6 months. Is it still not available ? How does it work ?

Is this going to be updated any time soon or have we reached stagnation point?

Labyrinth enthusiasts might be interested to come to Saffron Walden in N.E. Essex, the only town in the UK to have two mazes – an ancient turf labyrinth and a Victorian hedge maze. Both are about to be celebrated, together with a multitude of other temporary mazes in the Saffron Walden Maze Festival from 16 to 19 August. Details on http://www.saffronwaldenmazefestival.co.uk

New Labyrinths at Amersham, Kensal Green and North Acton. Encountered a Labyrinth on your travels? Upload your portraits with your favourite Labyrinth to our Tube Challenge page!

New Labyrinths installed on the Bakerloo, Metropolitan and Central lines – Check out the map and search the list for more information.

When are some more artworks going to be put up? We’ve found them all so far: http://lulabyrinth.com/our-finds/

Art is about looking and looking again – thinking about a subject and not having it explained to you. Something like this is thoughtful and insightful.

Finsbury Park is now on the map (technical hitch) and Stockwell artwork is installed on Platform 2.

I spotted a labyrinth at Finsbury Park station but it’s not marked on this map, and at Stockwell the staff told me there’s no labyrinth however it’s marked on the map in this page. This means the map isn’t up to date, which could cause frustration for serious labyrinth spotters. Could we have a more up to date labyrinth map please?

We positively encourage the democratisation of art, and also its accessibility outside of the gallery environment. To that end, projects such as Labyrinth reach out to an enormous, and diverse, demographic. The essence of the piece can locate the power of art in the minds of millions. And at the same time, having ‘our’ piece of Labyrinth provides a galvanising sense of community. Many thanks to all those involved in making this artwork a reality.

Turnpike Art Group

http://www.turnpikeartgroup.co.uk/2013/04/Mark-Wallinger-Labyrinth.html

Pleased to say Clapham Common is back on track!

I think Clapham Common has gone into a bit of a black hole as it is way out of numbering sequence with Clapham North and Clapham South. So if you can’t find the plaque to fit at Oakwood you could try going and checking the one at Clapham Common :)

The striking artwork at Bounds Green just went up, right next to the Control Room window and is getting lots of inquisitive stares from commuters!

Just spotted a Labyrinth at Walthamstow. Does that mean the Victoria line is getting all their plaques??

Fascinating programme. I look forward to noticing faces of my fellow travellers turning from daydream to curiosity as they encounter the labyrinths. I also live in Saffron Walden, home of an ancient turf labyrinth and also a hedge maze and look forward to the faces of young and old as they explore a multitude of mazes created specially for the second Saffron Walden Maze Festival, 16 to 19 August this year.

Thank you

Art is antidote to boredom.

Brilliant idea and loved the Culture Show special.

Love the designs – we use a similar ‘maze’ pattern for our Rock Band logo!

Just seen the culture show programme, great to see thought provoking art on the tube. Are you considering selling posters to the public for a station that personally means something special

The description says that the design at each station is "…representing the journey through the network taken by millions of individuals each year from that place.". Meaning what, exactly? That the design is some kind of infographic based on which lines people take? Or is it simply a random labyrinth? Would really appreciate an explanation.

Really nice work. Bit of shame Wallinger makes no reference to Alan Fletchers ‘Maze’ at Warren Street

I was mystified and delighted by the labyrinth at Embankment when I came across it at the weekend. I live close to the beautiful and historic turf labyrinth at Saffron Walden, which will be a focus for the second Saffron Walden Maze Festival in August (most historic labyrinths in England are known as mazes – we also have a puzzle hedge maze here). Labyrinths hold so many meanings and are such an interesting choice for this project. With a labyrinth, you can always reach your destination, just like the Underground.

The introduction to this artwork is totally fascinating. I was also overcome by nostalgia having been a regular traveler on the Underground in the 60s and now living in Lahore, my home. I miss it at odd moments like now. Can’t wait to pay a visit!

It reminds me of Stonehenge, the circular structure, like London itself

Labyrinth, I found to be very inspiring. Reminds me of the ‘labyrinth’ of the ear. We get inside the Tube from one side, as sound does with the human ear and get out at another. In this sense, every Tube station is to London a means of hearing what is happening in the street life, while the Underground itself resembles the mind of the city. Everyone there is lost in reveries or thinks of moments gone or things to come. So complicated and so simple at the same time. With so much importance and none altogether. You are afraid if you miss the train or your destination, while sometimes you just wish for this to happen. So quite but so noisy. It’s quite an experience.

As the UK’s leading labyrinth trainer I am delighted with this project exposing so many to this beautiful, contemplative archetype. Thank you.

Thanks for your post Fay, the artworks will be gradually installed in stations as the year progresses, keep an eye on our website for further announcements. Thanks, Art on the Underground

How will we know when Labyrinth has been installed at each station on the network ?