No.1616 Fence (2026)
A monumental new installation exploring boundaries and borders in relation to art and engineering, public space and the built environment, context, and materiality.
No.1616 Fence (2026)
A monumental new installation exploring boundaries and borders in relation to art and engineering, public space and the built environment, context, and materiality.
Thursday 18th - Tuesday 30th June
No.1616 Fence (2026) is a monumental new installation that plays with a material paradox. Standing outside the iconic Space House in central London, it is built from industrial, powder-coated mesh: a material that both closes off physical access while remaining entirely visually open. The inherent transparency and porosity of the mesh allows the city to poke through, creating a fluid visual dialogue with the surrounding site.
‘I love pushing against the expectations of materials and working within structural constraints; collaborating with engineers really helps open up possibilities where you thought there were none.’
– Rana Begum, artist
Location
Space House
1 Kemble St,
London
WC2B 4AN
The installation will be located to the southern side of Space House beside Kemble Street.
Nearest station:
Holborn
Accessible toilet
Gender neutral toilet
Level access, with some step(s)
Level access, with no/automatic doors
No.1616 Fence (2026) will be installed on hard surface paving fully accessible from the public footpath. There is a wheelchair-accessible, gender-neutral toilet on the ground floor of Space House.
Free
This is a drop-in event with no booking required
Fabricators:
BLOQS
Create Collaborators:
Space House, Albion Stone, Setworks
With thanks to:
Kate MacGarry, London and Zetteler
Organiser
Webb Yates and Rana Begum (Begum Studio)
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