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Pierre Vivant, Traffic Light Tree, Poplar, London, England, 1998

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Traffic Light Tree was installed in 1998 on the site of a plane tree. Although some motorists were initially confused by the traffic lights, mistaking them for real signals, the sculpture soon became a favourite among both tourists and locals. In 2005, Saga Motor Insurance commissioned a survey asking British motorists about the best and worst roundabouts in the country. The one containing Traffic Light Tree was the clear favourite. Once located on Westferry Road, Heron Quay Bank and Marsh Wall, this traffic light mutation can now be found in BIllingsgate Market. Designed by French sculptor Pierre Vivant in 1998, the eight-metre-tall stoplight was originally installed on the site of a plane tree that suffered and died from air pollution. Its changing patterns are meant to reflect the “never-ending rhythm of the surrounding domestic, financial and commercial activities.” The initial idea was to make the London Stock Exchange’s activities trigger the lights, but it was scrapped as it cost too much to put into practice.

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Traffic Light Tree: the never ending Rhythm of Pierre Vivant

The "Traffic Light Tree" is an art installation by Frenchman Pierre Vivant. It was installed in East London on a roundabout just beyond the Canary Wharf estate in 1999.

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traffic light tree | canary wharf

traffic light tree | canary wharf

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While you’re in Canary Wharf, you may as well take a few minutes to visit one of the most interesting sculptures in London, the traffic light tree. Created by French sculptor Pierre Vivant, the eight meter tall ‘tree’ contains 75 fully operational, computer controlled traffic lights arranged on metal branches.

Standing on a roundabout next to the famous Billingsgate fish market, it’s a…

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The Traffic Light Tree

The unique sculpture, designed by Pierre Vivant, “Traffic Light Tree” has 75 sets of traffic lights. It was installed in 1998 on the site of a plane tree, that was suffering as a result of pollution. The artist describes the tree:

”… imitates the natural landscape of the adjacent London Plane Trees, while the changing pattern of the lights reveals and reflects the never ending rhythm of the surrounding domestic, financial and commercial activities."

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Traffic Light Tree by Pierre Vivant

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