East=west=north=south is a networked video installation about London.

EAST=WEST=NORTH=SOUTH is inspired by images of London that are usually taken for granted: a branch moving slowly in the wind, a zebra crossing, the rotating light of a mini cab. It is a visual exploration of the banal and mysterious. These images reveal the beauty of London. They are images Londoners dont stop and look at, but rush past in the hectic pace of life.

Art aims to draw attention to unique structures – whole in themselves. Thus the relationship self/object contains both question and answer, stimulant and satisfaction, desire and fulfillment and limitless reflection. This activity motivates the audience to contemplate the unspeakable beauty of things which seem inferior. This presents a soothing, affirmative representation of an urban environment usually understood as fragmented and hostile.

This project explores the effect of real-time video streamed images of London, which are both commonplace and compelling, in communication to the audience. Four installation sites will gather and redistribute live images between four 'quarters' of London and project these in accessible public spaces.