Balloon Museum: Emotion Air
An interactive experience among inflatables large and small
The ultimate ball pit: Hyperfeeling at the Balloon Museum. Photo: Claudia Pritchard
So popular has the Balloon Museum's first installation in London been that the interactive experience Emotion Air has been extended until the end of the Easter school holidays. A visit is an immersive experience in mostly gigantic inflatables, ingenious in design and inviting to the touch.
Star of the show is undoubtedly the swimming pool-sized ball pit called Hyperfeeling, where, on a timed basis, families can plunge and 'swim' among the two million balls that surge under a constantly changing central globe.
Lucas Zanotto's Squeezed In
The artists who create such works are impressively inventive. A sea monster looms spikily overhead in Voyage by Kalman Pool, while there are friendlier faces in Lucas Zanotto's Squeezed In.
'How is it done?' is the most common question of families delighted and puzzled by Karina Smigla-Bobinski's Kaleides, a series of tables to clamber on. Kids who squish and marvel at the slithering pools of colour are further rewarded by having their image projected on the gallery wall.
Playground Love by Michaela Picchi
Sometimes the simplest idea is most effective. Playground Love by Michaela Picchi is a row of colossal balls to roll, while Tom Kubli's Black Hole Horizon blows random bubbles through the horns of three rudimentary instruments. And who ever tires of bubbles? This one's huge! This one's wonky!! This one's landing on ME!!!
Star of the show is undoubtedly the swimming pool-sized ball pit called Hyperfeeling, where, on a timed basis, families can plunge and 'swim' among the two million balls that surge under a constantly changing central globe.
Lucas Zanotto's Squeezed In
The artists who create such works are impressively inventive. A sea monster looms spikily overhead in Voyage by Kalman Pool, while there are friendlier faces in Lucas Zanotto's Squeezed In.
'How is it done?' is the most common question of families delighted and puzzled by Karina Smigla-Bobinski's Kaleides, a series of tables to clamber on. Kids who squish and marvel at the slithering pools of colour are further rewarded by having their image projected on the gallery wall.
Playground Love by Michaela Picchi
Sometimes the simplest idea is most effective. Playground Love by Michaela Picchi is a row of colossal balls to roll, while Tom Kubli's Black Hole Horizon blows random bubbles through the horns of three rudimentary instruments. And who ever tires of bubbles? This one's huge! This one's wonky!! This one's landing on ME!!!
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| What | Balloon Museum: Emotion Air |
| Where | Old Billingsgate, London, 1 Old Billingsgate Walk , London , EC3R 6DX | MAP |
| Nearest tube | Monument (underground) |
| When |
27 Dec 23 – 14 Apr 24, Entry every 15 minutes. Allow 1hr 30min for a visit |
| Price | £0-£36 plus fees. Under-fours go free |
| Website | Click here for details and booking |