A section of the London Bridge terminus has been decorated with a 190-foot-long mosaic and unveiled to the public.
Titled ‘In A River A Thousand Streams’, the work was a collaboration between the London School of Mosaic (LSOM) in Camden and British artist Adam Nathaniel Furman. The project was first proposed in 2016, though the work only began in 2022.
The mosaic consists of 250,000 glass pieces in 28 colors and various sizes. A section of the London Bridge terminus that leads towards its bus station was selected for the project. About 70 volunteers helped put together the final artwork. The project was jointly funded by the Arts Council England, the Southwark Council, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Established in 1889, the London Bridge terminus is the oldest rail terminal in the city, as well as one of the oldest in the world. It is the 4th busiest rail terminus in the UK, with an annual footfall of 21 million.
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The large crowd at the terminus was partially the reason why Furman selected the location. Speaking of the project, LSOM said: “We wanted to use the project to platform mosaic as a medium at home in the gateway to London, where many pieces make up the whole,” LSOM said. “Immediately recognizing Furman’s investment in the community power of the decorative, we commissioned [him] to design the mosaic.” This was LSOM’s largest decommission to date.
