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Monument to the Unknown Artist

The first thing anyone should know about this Southwark statue that is outside the Blue Fin building is that it is animatronic. Not only is it animatronic, this big guy responds to passers by and often mimics the people that interact with it. This short video explains.

The piece is by an artist collective called Greyworld, and it seems almost like any other bronze sculpture. At first I thought the loose fitting suit and neck scarf fluttering in the wind seemed odd but it wasn't until I spied this photographer and noticed that the big guy on the plinth was checking him out too.

The words on the plinth are NON PLAUDITE. MODO PECUNIAM JACITE and that translates to "Don't applaud. Just throw money." So I guess this unknown artist is a mime :-)

Taken on: July 30, 2022

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Don't applaud. Just throw money

Monument to the Unknown Artist

Public Art

Sculpture

Southwark

Bankside

Art

London, United Kingdom

Greyworld

Animatronic Art

Animatronics

Tate Modern

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Camera: Nikon D750, f/8.0, 1/1250 sec, 30mm, ISO 1000 (more info) (hide info)

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