Window Wanderland 2023
Cambridge BID is leading a colourful Window Wanderland trail (Friday 27 January – Sunday 19 February, 2023).
Thanks to businesses, community groups and creative local residents, the windows of the city have been dressed in response to ‘The Living Planet’ theme.
This page will be updated during the trail with photos, and be sure to check out our Facebook event and download the map of Window Wanderland locations HERE.
Entering the city via Cambridge Station takes you past five key installations by artists commissioned by Cambridge BID…
Ibis Cambridge Central Station (look up – these windows are on the first floor!)
ARTIST: Ewa Pandera
Ewa’s artistic practice combines drawings, printing, ceramics and video. Recent work seeks to represent the vegetation that existed before humanity, and will take over after we disappear. She wants to bring organic, untouched forests back into the urban landscape. “I have combined iconic Cambridge landmarks, like King’s College, with the overtaking vegetation. The message is that nature and science can work together to solve the problems facing our Living Planet”.
50 / 60 Station Road (Cushman & Wakefield)
ARTIST: Sa’adiah Khan
Sa'adiah loves to work with vibrant colours and through her creative work plays with chaos & control to explore well-being, healing & self-development. Collaborative work is one of her specialities, delivering workshops in schools, workplaces or personal & community development projects. “I have led Cambridge residents in two workshops and curated a range of play based experimental art. From this I have taken inspiration to create colourful abstract pieces representing sea, land & air”.
50 / 60 Station Road (WeWork)
ARTIST: Emma Bullman (@Embullmandesign)
Emma creates sets for theatre, film and performance, and sells original illustrations and paintings of Cambridge. “Following the theme ‘The Living Planet’, I have recreated The Mathematical Bridge (found at Queen’s College). My artwork hopes to capture the theme through the peace and tranquillity of Cambridge whilst we coincide and live next to the river. The bridge connects all beings of life and is symbolic of supporting the LGBTQ+ community, as our living planet is slowly becoming more accepting.”
Clayton Hotel
ARTIST: Inclume
Inclume is a creative architecture and design studio based in Cambridge. Their work often uses paper as a tool for creating immersive and wondrous objects in a fun and dynamic way. “Our playful take on the theme ‘The Living Planet’ encourages passersby to pause and take interest in the installation. It aims to act as a reminder that we as humans sometimes get distracted by our urban surroundings, often unaware that we share the planet with around 8.7 million species of plants and animals!
Botanic House
ARTIST: Andy Li
Andy is a PhD student in genetics at the University of Cambridge, and a photographer. His research seeks to understand mitochondrial DNA inheritance and the genetics that govern mitochondrial function. The six artworks on display are microscopic images of fruit fly tissues stained for different cellular components. “During my PhD, I have taken many images of cells under the microscope and thought it would be fascinating to link the scientific past of Cambridge with the Window Wanderland theme of ‘The Living Planet’.
Check out some of the other windows which are part of the Window Wanderland trail including Freckleface, Cambridge University Press Bookshop designed by Rowan Cambridge, Miller’s Music, Jack’s on Trinity, The Vacuum Cleaner Centre, Sharps, RSPCA and Maurizio Dining & Co.
(Last 4 images photo credit: Keith Heppell at the Cambridge Independent)
Want to get involved?
Taking part is FREE and if you’re a member of the public in Cambridge you can decorate street-facing windows of your home, business, school, nursery, etc. Once complete, your location can be uploaded at https://www.windowwanderland.com/event/cambridge-2023/ and will appear on our online map guide.
For inspirational tips on materials go to https://www.windowwanderland.com/make/.
The best displays can be the simplest. For ideas and inspiration for window creations go to the Window Wanderland website https://www.windowwanderland.com/gallery/
