Kew Gardens, London: Twilight Magic - The Illuminated Trail

By twilight, hordes of little and elder kids flock the Kew Gardens' Illuminated Trail in a holy hunt for the surrealist natural dimension, a 21st century fairytale, mystery and magic.
A trail illuminated by countless flames, spotlights, lanterns and wide-eyed explorers snooping around curiously, accompanied by a soundtrack of flowing waters, drumming bamboos, crickets and all weird types of archetype musique concrète.
To bid us farewell, Decimus Burton and Richard Turner's installation Thrive On animates The Palm House, marrying Victorian grandeur with an engrossing night vista, original kinetic beats by Dan Fox and the wise, resounding voice of Baroness Lola Young.
For the young in the body and the young at heart...

Soundtrack: Ambient soundscapes

Abstraction

                                                  Shadows in the ducks

Indian flame forest

The mythical giant

Bamboo-zling

Night trail

Mirror image

Guards of The Palm House

Indian ritual

Lantern-land

Symphony of colour

Lotus
 

Rainbow forest

The water path

Paint it red

Thrive on...

Majestic kitsch

Palm gang

Night clubbing

Slanted and enchanted

Swan lake

Light echoes in the dark

Serenity

 

The tubes

Farewell...