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I first visited Trinity Buoy Wharf a few years ago, but went back on Saturday to see an exhibition of Ben Wilson's Chewing Gum art. I first became aware of Ben Wilson's art after spotting some colourful patterns on pavements in Archway.

From East India station, a trail led to Trinity Buoy Wharf. I spotted some of his impressive art on pavements on the way there, and then at Trinity Buoy Wharf itself, inside one of the buildings was a wall full of photos of more of Ben Wilson's work, and a helpful guide with a magnifying glass showed me where the art was located around Trinity Buoy Wharf. Some of the chewing gum art was very new and shiny, but all was colourful, surprisingly detailed, and finding each felt like finding treasure. I want to find more of them.

While at Trinity Buoy Wharf, I went up the lighthouse again and listened again to Longplayer (has been playing for more than 12 years so far and is going to be playing for 1000 years in total), and was delighted to find that the hut with the words "The Faraday Effect" was open this time, and inside it was a desk and various Michael Faraday related objects. A tiny museum. I also was impressed by the strange sculptures that were next to the river and while looking at them, you couldn't help but notice the Millennium Dome in the distance. It's still there. Across the river you could also see a cluster of skyscrapers in one direction, and the Quantum Cloud in another.

Fatboy's Diner was open (it wasn't last time I was here), so inside I went and ate fried breath and cherry pie.

After that, I headed to central London and looked for the wall patched up with Lego, but disappointingly no Lego was to be seen. Maybe I'll need to patch it myself.

That night, I watched Back to the Future and ate chestnut bean jelly (which I had purchased earlier in the Japan Centre), while the snow fell outside.

Photos on Flickr: Trinity Buoy Wharf and Chewing Gum.

I stumbled upon a mystic symbol on Archway Road, painted onto a pavement pockmarked with gum. ruudboy identified it as a piece of Ben Wilson's chewing gum art. I kept seeing patches of chewing gum that had been painted bright colours all over the pavements around Archway after that, everywhere I looked. Apparently, in 2004, Ben Wilson was intending to paint discarded chewing gum found in Barnet to the West End of London, so there must be a lot of painted gum out there. I'll keep staring at the pavements.

Photos on Flickr: Chewing Gum.
More photos on Flickr, by Rahid: Ben's chewing gum art, and one sculpture.