Giant Pigeon Lands in London!
November 12th, 2009, by Lorissa
A giant pigeon has landed in central London to mark the launch of Panasonic’s 8 x optical zoom super compact camera – the Lumix DMC-ZX1.
A team of five artists spent two months constructing the 1.52 metre high and 3.2 metre wide fibre glass structure which was lifted into place in Potters Fields, central London at 8am before moving further along the banks of the Thames for a national photo call in front of The Houses of Parliament. The sculpture which weighs 200kg will now spend the next two weeks in Neal Street, Covent Garden.
It could be a very fun photo opportunity. There’s a Facebook page where you can submit your own photographs which showcase the fun that can be had with perspective for a chance to win a trip to the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.
The giant pigeon is one of a series of objects which have been magnified and brought to life by Panasonic to illustrate the powerful 8 x optical zoom lens of the new Lumix DMC-ZX1. Other installations around the country will include a giant conker, postbox, traffic cone, park bench and crumpled coffee cup. These sculptures will be popping up in high profile locations in the respective cities of Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Bristol over the next few days.
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