A fish out of water – the incredible work of Richard Sharples The Mechanical Aquarium

If you haven’t come across the amazing mechanical fish of Richard Sharples do yourself a favour and visit his next exhibition THE MECHANICAL AQUARIUM held at the Fish & Coal Building Apr 28 – May 02 | 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm & 5pm | For five days the Fish & Coal Offices on the Regents Canal will be home to an installation of kinetic sculptures. This spectacular collection of marine automata is powered by electricity, air and water. Jellyfish, seahorses, and other sea creatures will swim in the abandoned rooms of this normally inaccessible Victorian canal side heritage building, transforming its echoing spaces into an eerie submarine world. Richard Sharples has lived and worked in the King’s Cross area for the last 20 years, and the creatures of the Aquarium are inspired as much by his interest in marine conservation as they are by his love of 19th century automata.

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