Hanging out at the Ikon, Birmingham, Uk

You know that feeling when you go to see some art, and end up being rolled out of a window? No? Well check out this cool work Observation Deck by Patrick Killoran at the Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK.

Photograph by @opheliafu

It was a very odd sensation, climbing onto a sliding platform and strapping yourself in. There was something very restrictive about the straps holding me on to this table like platform, with my arms at my side. I then had to use my hands to push myself outside of the window.

It was only my head out of the window, but I’m terrified of heights and felt a huge sense of vulnerability. What if the platform continued to roll out of the window? Would I crash onto the people drinking tea below? Of course the answer to these questions is no, but a certain sense of rational thinking had gone out of the window!

Look how high up it is! But, you do get a beautiful view of the sky, and the lovely tiles that decorate the building. Birmingham has some gorgeous architectural gems, the Ikon building is one of them.

At the Ikon today, I also saw work by the artists Jesse Bruton, Kan Xuan and Pamela Scott Wilkie.

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All photographs by @opheliafu.