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THE BBC HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE VIEWING PUBLIC HAVE CHOSEN BRILLIANT SCIENTIST AND WORLD WAR II CODEBREAKER ALAN TURING AS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FIGURE OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

Turing’s enduring legacy lives on in a unique digital public art installation free to view at London’s Paddington Central.


‘Message from the Unseen World’ was commissioned by British Land from United Visual Artists (UVA) and curated by Futurecity Head of Arts Development Rachael McNabb in 2018. This powerful artwork is located close to the canalside entrance to Paddington Underground Station under Bishops Bridge Road.

Message from the Unseen World by United Visual Artists (UVA), Curated by Futurecity
Message from the Unseen World by United Visual Artists (UVA), Curated by Futurecity

Read more about the installation in Evening StandardNownessCreative ReviewFuturecity Blog.

Futurecity have developed the Culture & Placemaking Strategy for Paddington Central in 2014.

For more information on Futurecity Public Art projects in London and elsewhere, please visit our website.