Installed as a beacon of hope in difficult times Rainbow Tree celebrates community, connection, diversity and collaboration. Designed to inspire our imaginations and actions to create a brighter, more compassionate, inclusive and caring future.

Thank you to the Albany for their support in this installation. If you have enjoyed seeing the Rainbow Tree please donate to local charities and food banks and pass on the gift of hope.

Angela McMahon is a local artist working with discarded materials to create beautiful and thought-provoking sculptures, installations and drawings that cast a spotlight on the environmental footprints and dilemmas of the Anthropocene consumer society.

Rainbow Tree was originally installed on the top of the Telegraph Hill Community Centre in SE14 for Christmas 2020 as a beacon of hope during the Covid-19 lockdown. Engaging with the history of Lewisham and Telegraph Hill’s roots as a signalling station it celebrates community, connection, diversity and collaboration. The plastic poster tubes used to create Rainbow Tree were rescued from the recycling after a corporate marketing mail out was cancelled. The structure was inspired by the hexagonal organic carbon ring molecules from which the plastic is made and the substance itself. Plastic is a polymer which comes from the Greek ‘poly’ meaning many and ‘mer’ meaning unit. The natural hexagonal shape of the carbon ring is extrapolated from micro to macro to create a robust and elegant sculpture.

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An evening of magical tales, sea shanties, octopus stories and an exhibition of fantastical and strange sea creatures by Angela McMahon.

The evening performance starts at 7 pm and kicks off with dance from Kings Youth Theatre who will present pieces from their ‘SOS: Save Our Seas’ show.

Author Becci Louise will be reading extracts from her book ‘Octopus Medicine’, a book of verse-poems that tell of an octopus who dreams of stars (and gets caught by a fisherman!).
Stacey Tonkin from Bristol Aquarium will be sharing incredible stories from her experience of caring for a Giant Pacific Octopus.

A screening of RUSH a short film that explores the life and philosophy of Oly Rush, who ditched his 9-5 job for beach cleans and record-breaking swims.

Plus The Powder Monkeys singing sea shanties featuring the voices of Jackson Batchelor, Pat Howe, Hannah Prowse, Diggory Rose, & Heather Uden.

Plus local poet and activist Paula Savage reading a new poem written for this night.

And the Octopus Story Writers Group including Eileen Phyall, Kim Balouch, Christine Lawrence, Matt Wingett and Alison Habens will set sail on a journey of imagination with tales of the bizarre, strange, true and incredible.

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