Tower Hamlets College canteen morphed into Creative Arts extravaganza

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The 2500 staff and students who walk through the Atrium café at Tower Hamlets College every day have been treated to a rather large change of scenery. The Creative Arts Show has filled every nook and cranny with 3D sculptures, textiles, photographs, light installations and animations.

The Private View on Tuesday night attracted hundreds of eager art aficionados who can’t have been disappointed with the vast array of creative energy filling the building.

The installation by Charlotte Hannaway, a BTEC National Diploma student, entitled “This is My Revenge” invited onlookers to crawl inside a seemingly dark box and contemplate their view of love, or indeed obsessive love. The installation was an explosion on the senses and how being encased in a small space heightens these senses.

This couldn’t have been more different from BTEC National Diploma Multimedia student Markas Poliokas’ storyboard of a skater in a luminous green suit which was then photo-shopped out of the image to leave just a pair of trainers skating.

High definition photography, textiles work, short films, animations and fine art were displayed alongside projects that used only sustainable materials, such as vegetable dyed wool, and hand made recycled paper.

“Every year I’m so impressed by the standard of creativity,” beamed Head of Creative Arts, Lisa Coles. “So much work goes in to this from staff and students alike, but as ever I’m immensely proud of what we’ve pulled together.”