LUAP unveils Seeds of Change, a major public art installation exploring resilience, impermanence and renewal at Winter Sculpture Park 2025, supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
From 1 March to 26 April 2025, LUAP presents Seeds of Change as part of the fourth edition of Winter Sculpture Park. Installed across four acres of rewilded land on the former Thamesmead Golf Course in South-East London, the exhibition introduces two sculptural elements — one large, one small - brought together through a shared narrative of change, repair and quiet strength.
At the centre of the site stands the Inflatable Pink Bear. Measuring three metres tall, this familiar figure from LUAP’s practice becomes a landmark in the open landscape - still, grounded, and symbolic. The Pink Bear serves as a constant presence in LUAP’s work, embodying emotional complexity, psychological resilience and the navigation of inner terrain. Here, it stands alone in the landscape, exposed to weather and time, but unwavering - a symbol of quiet endurance.
In contrast, the ground is scattered with dozens of small Seed Heads - hand-cast forms made from plaster, soil, watercolour and wildflower seeds. These sculptures are fragile by design, intended to break apart in just a few days. As they crumble, they release their seeds into the land, feeding the process of natural regeneration already taking place on the former golf course. These small acts of ecological participation mirror the emotional experience of release, repair and new growth.
“The seed heads reflect how we might feel fragile or broken, but also hold the potential for something to grow. Sometimes things need to fall apart before they come together.” LUAP
