Attention arty types, fans of Lego, and anyone who enjoys a ballpit or slide (so… everyone?).
Camille Walala – that artist whose colourful work you’ve spotted all over London and further afield – has teamed up with Lego to launch House of Dots, a massive bit of interactive art.
House of Dots is a five-room house crafted from eight shipping containers and a bunch of Lego Dots (the brand’s new range of 2D tiles rather than their usual bricks), all arranged in the bold patterns and colours Camille is known for.
Oh, and it has an 8ft slide and a ballpit.
The idea is that you head into the house and gaze at a living room, a kitchen, a bedroom, and a bathroom, all made up of Lego bits – from the walls to the rugs, frames, and furnitures.
Once you’re done snapping pics and marvelling at the details, you can head into the Dots Disco room and have a dance. Once you’re done there, you can exit via the 8ft slide.
If you’d like something to take away with you, you can also spend your time at the installation designing your own patterns and bracelets.
The massive bit of art took a lot of work to create, as you’d imagine.
180 children and a group of passionate adult Lego fans helped Camille bring her vision to life, with 2 million Lego tiles and 800 hours used to create the installation.
The group of kids, from Kings Cross Academy, helped to create a bespoke wall installation for the kitchen, while the grownups helped out with more than 150 square metres of interior design in Dots, including rugs, plant pots, and kitchen items.
Camille Walala said: ‘It’s a joy to create a fun space where kids and adults can spontaneously express their creativity, make something beautiful and show off who they are.
‘House of Dots captures all the exuberance and playfulness that people know me for, with something extra special: the chance to let your imagination go wild and create your own work of art. Oh, and a slide.’
If you fancying paying the installation a visit, it’ll be open to the public at Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross from 28 January to 2 February. You can sign up to visit through Eventbrite.
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