The Line is a public art trail in London, opened in 2015, that very roughly follows the path of theGreenwich meridian as it crosses theRiver Thames.^[1][2] It consists of a set of artworks positioned on a 7.7-kilometre (4.8 mi) walking route starting at theLondon Stadium, passing down theLea Valley, crossing the Thames via theLondon Cable Car, and ending atThe O2 in Greenwich.^[3] The trail has included works byAnthony Gormley andTracey Emin.^[4]

Map of The Line

Image	Title	Artist	Year	Location	Notes
	Please Take a Seat	Mahtab Hussain	2025	Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 51°32′22″N0°00′44″W / 51.53943°N 0.01212°W /51.53943; -0.01212 (Please Take a Seat)	[5]
	ArcelorMittalOrbit	Anish Kapoor	2012	Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 51°32′18″N0°00′47″W / 51.53826°N 0.01294°W /51.53826; -0.01294 (ArcelorMittal Orbit)	Created for the2012 Summer Olympics andParalympics, this is the tallest sculpture in the United Kingdom at 115 metres (377 ft) and features twoobservation decks.[6][7]
	The Slide	Carsten Höller	2016	Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 51°32′18″N0°00′47″W / 51.53826°N 0.01294°W /51.53826; -0.01294 (The Slide)	The Slide was added to theArcelorMittal Orbit in 2016. It is the world's longesttunnel slide at 178 m (584 ft) and riders can reach speeds of up to 24 km/h (15 mph).[8]
	Nature in Mind / Untitled	Madge Gill		51°32′08″N0°00′42″W / 51.53542°N 0.01171°W /51.53542; -0.01171 (Nature in Mind / Untitled)	10 large-scale reproductions of works by local artist Madge Gill, part of a series curated by Sophie Dutton.[9]
	The Living Line	Somang Lee	2022	51°32′08″N0°00′29″W / 51.53555°N 0.00803°W /51.53555; -0.00803 (The Living Line)	Watercolour illustrations of plants and wildlife found along the trail. Some of the illustrations were created by local school children.[10]
	Diver	Ron Haselden	2012	51°31′57″N0°00′31″W / 51.53244°N 0.00850°W /51.53244; -0.00850 (Diver)	Animated light installation showing a person diving into water[11]
	Nature in Mind / Untitled	Madge Gill		Three Mills 51°31′39″N0°00′27″W / 51.52745°N 0.00750°W /51.52745; -0.00750 (Nature in Mind / Untitled)	A series of large-scale reproductions of works by local artist Madge Gill, curated by Sophie Dutton.[12]
	Untitled (Juniper)	Virginia Overton	2014	Three Mills 51°31′39″N0°00′27″W / 51.52737°N 0.00750°W /51.52737; -0.00750 (Untitled (Juniper))	Aweather vane in steel and gold leaf featuring a juniper tree, referencing both the artist's origins and a former gin distillery at Three Mills.[13]
	Dreams Are a Language Made of Images	Zineb Sedira	2025	3 Mills Studios 51°31′36″N0°00′24″W / 51.52664°N 0.00670°W /51.52664; -0.00670 (Dreams Are a Language Made of Images)	Based on a quote byFederico Fellini.[14]
	Living Spring	Eva Rothschild	2011	51°31′23″N0°00′26″W / 51.52311°N 0.00711°W /51.52311; -0.00711 (Living Spring)	4 m (13 ft) tall sculpture of striped steel tubes.[15]
	0°00 Navigation Part II: A Journey Across Europe and Africa	Simon Faithfull	2023	51°31′16″N0°00′30″W / 51.52124°N 0.00825°W /51.52124; -0.00825 (0°00 Navigation Part II: A Journey Across Europe and Africa)	Engravings of drawings that Faithfull made during an international journey following the Greenwich Meridian[16]
	DNA DL90	Abigail Fallis	2003	Bow Creek 51°31′13″N0°00′31″W / 51.52037°N 0.00860°W /51.52037; -0.00860 (DNA DL90)	This 9.3 m (31 ft) tall sculpture is adouble helix made up of 22shopping trolleys. It marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure ofDNA, and the artist considers the trolleys a symbol of modern consumer culture.[17]
	On WindTides	Helen Cammock	2024	51°31′08″N0°00′25″W / 51.51877°N 0.00682°W /51.51877; -0.00682 (On WindTides)	Steel text on a cable bridge across the River Lea, and a display cabinet of changing artworks made by local residents[18][19]
	Nature in Mind / Untitled	Madge Gill		Cody Dock 51°31′04″N0°00′08″W / 51.51789°N 0.00209°W /51.51789; -0.00209 (Nature in Mind / Untitled)	Large-scale reproduction of a work by local artist Madge Gill, spanning the River Lea. One of a series curated by Sophie Dutton.[20]
	a cloud + a fence	Katie Schwab	2024	BetweenCody Dock andStar Lane DLR station 51°31′17″N0°00′01″E / 51.52127°N 0.00022°E /51.52127; 0.00022 (a cloud + a fence)	Blue shapes and painted street furniture along the route between Cody Dock and Star Lane DLR station[21]
	Nature in Mind / Red Women	Madge Gill		Star Lane DLR station 51°31′14″N0°00′13″E / 51.52048°N 0.00372°E /51.52048; 0.00372 (Nature in Mind / Red Women)	One in a series of reproductions of works by local artist Madge Gill, curated by Sophie Dutton.[22]
	Nature in Mind / Untitled	Madge Gill		Royal Docks 51°30′28″N0°01′03″E / 51.50789°N 0.01740°E /51.50789; 0.01740 (Nature in Mind / Untitled)	6 large-scale reproductions of works by local artist Madge Gill, part of a series curated by Sophie Dutton.[23]
	In Between	Hélène Amouzou	2025	Royal Docks 51°30′29″N0°01′02″E / 51.50795°N 0.01728°E /51.50795; 0.01728 (In Between)	Large-scale reproductions of portrait photographs[24]
	Bird Boy (without a tail)	Laura Ford	2011	Royal Docks 51°30′27″N0°01′03″E / 51.50761°N 0.01745°E /51.50761; 0.01745 (Bird Boy (without a tail))	A sculpture of a child wearing a bird costume, standing on a pontoon.[25]
	Types of Happiness	Yinka Ilori	2019 (created), 2023 (installed)	Royal Docks 51°30′28″N0°01′08″E / 51.50774°N 0.01896°E /51.50774; 0.01896 (Types of Happiness)	Two 10 feet (3.0 m) tall chairs decorated in the style ofAfrican wax prints, representing happiness and pride.[26][27]
	Sanko-time	Larry Achiampong	2020	London Cable Car 51°30′09″N0°00′42″E / 51.50250°N 0.01165°E /51.50250; 0.01165 (Sanko-time)	Two audio works designed to be listened to during a journey on theLondon Cable Car, reflecting on the history of the area and the impacts of colonialism.[28]
	What I Hear I Keep	Larry Achiampong	2020	Royal Docks 51°30′27″N0°01′14″E / 51.50751°N 0.02058°E /51.50751; 0.02058 (What I Hear I Keep)	Pan-African flag designed by the artist[28]
	Quantum Cloud	Anthony Gormley	2000	Greenwich Peninsula 51°30′07″N0°00′33″E / 51.50181°N 0.00920°E /51.50181; 0.00920 (Quantum Cloud)	29 m (95 ft) tall sculpture, inspired by Gormley's conversations with the physicistBasil Hiley. Originally commissioned for the millennium North Meadow Sculpture Project.[29]
	Liberty Grip	Gary Hume	2008	Greenwich Peninsula 51°30′16″N0°00′18″E / 51.50437°N 0.00509°E /51.50437; 0.00509 (Liberty Grip)	A bronze sculpture with three sections, each modelled on amannequin's arm.[30]
	Tribe and Tribulation	Serge Attukwei Clottey	2022	Greenwich Peninsula 51°30′17″N0°00′07″E / 51.50482°N 0.00198°E /51.50482; 0.00198 (Tribe and Tribulation)	A 5.5m tall totemic sculpture made of 1.4m cubes of reclaimed wood, including timber from Ghanaian fishing boats, and an embedded sound installation.[31]
	A Slice of Reality	Richard Wilson	2000	Greenwich Peninsula 51°30′15″N0°00′01″W / 51.50414°N 0.00024°W /51.50414; -0.00024 (A Slice of Reality)	A sliced section through the formersand dredgerArco Trent. Originally commissioned for the millennium North Meadow Sculpture Project.[32]
	Here	Thomson & Craighead	2013	Greenwich Peninsula 51°30′11″N0°00′05″W / 51.50316°N 0.00146°W /51.50316; -0.00146 (Here)	This sculpture is located on theGreenwich meridian and is aUK road sign displaying the 24,859-mile (40,007 km) distance around the Earth back to its position.[33]

Several works were previously part of The Line, but have since been removed.

Image	Title	Artist	Created	Added	Removed	Location	Notes
	Inhibition Point	James Balmforth	2015	April 2016	January 2017		[34]
	Work No.700	Martin Creed	2007	May 2015	December 2016	Royal Docks 51°30′28″N0°01′08″E / 51.5077°N 0.01887°E /51.5077; 0.01887 (Work No.700)	[35]
	Sensation	Damien Hirst	2003	May 2015	November 2019		[36]
	Vulcan	Eduardo Paolozzi	1999	May 2015	June 2017		[37]
	Network	Thomas J. Price	2013	May 2015	November 2019		[38]
	Reaching Out	Thomas J. Price	2020		August 2022[39]	Three Mills Green 51°31′46″N0°00′24″W / 51.52942°N 0.00665°W /51.52942; -0.00665 (Reaching Out)	The third sculpture of a black woman in the UK, and the first by a black artist, this is not based on a single person but is a fictional composite of various references. The statue is 9 feet (2.7 m) tall and weighs 420 kilograms.[40][41]
	Consolidator #654321	Sterling Ruby		May 2015	August 2019	The Crystal	[42]
	The Hatchling	Joanna Rajkowska	2019				Large replica of ablackbird egg. This was a mixed media work and sound equipment played the noises made by chicks as they prepare to hatch.[43]
	Transfiguration Series	Bill Viola		May 2015	August 2015	House Mill,Three Mills 51°31′39″N0°00′28″W / 51.52742°N 0.00785°W /51.52742; -0.00785 (Transfiguration Series)	[44]
	No. 1104Catching Colour	Rana Begum	2022			London City Island 51°30′41″N0°00′21″E / 51.51148°N 0.00577°E /51.51148; 0.00577 (No. 1104 Catching Colour)	Clouds of coloured mesh, suspended above a path.[45]
	A Moment Without You	Tracey Emin	2017	July 2021[46]	November 2024	51°31′36″N0°00′27″W / 51.52659°N 0.00751°W /51.52659; -0.00751 (A Moment Without You)	Five bronze sculptures of birds mounted on tall poles.[47]
	A Bullet from a Shooting Star	Alex Chinneck	2015	2015	July 2025[48]	Greenwich Peninsula 51°30′04″N0°00′02″W / 51.50124°N 0.00057°W /51.50124; -0.00057 (A Bullet from a Shooting Star)	A sculpture of anelectricity pylon balanced at an angle on its tip. It is 35 metres (115 ft) tall and weighs 15 tonnes. Originally commissioned for the 2015London Design Festival.[49]

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