Public Artwork
LUAP creates public artworks that merge striking visual presence with deeper emotional and environmental narratives. At the centre of his practice is the Inflatable Pink Bear, a recurring figure that becomes a landmark in diverse landscapes from urban plazas to rewilded parks, inviting audiences to reflect on resilience, self discovery and shared experience.
His installations often combine monumental, durable forms with fragile, ephemeral elements, encouraging a dialogue between permanence and change. Public engagement is integral, with workshops, collaborative making and community planting projects transforming viewers into active participants. These works inhabit both physical space and collective memory, leaving behind not only imagery but also seeds, literal and metaphorical, that continue to grow long after the installation ends.
The Pink Bear Pavilion
The Pink Bear Pavilion is LUAP’s most ambitious public sculpture to date, conceived as both monument and message. Made from recycled plastics, the installation reflects on the climate crisis while celebrating human creativity and resilience. Towering in form yet playful in character, the Pink Bear becomes a beacon, inviting reflection on collective responsibility and shared space.
Balancing spectacle with substance, the pavilion blends environmental commentary with emotional presence. Its translucent surface glows from within, turning light and colour into tools for connection. More than a structure, the Pink Bear Pavilion acts as a site of gathering and possibility, offering moments of joy, awareness, and unity in a fractured world.
Seeds Of Change
Supported by Arts Council England, Seeds of Change pairs LUAP’s large Inflatable Pink Bear with fragile hand cast Seed Heads in a rewilded landscape. The bear stands as a symbol of resilience while the Seed Heads crumble to release wildflower seeds, embodying impermanence and renewal. At its heart is public engagement, from community workshops to shared acts of planting, creating a work that grows through collective hands, conversation and connection.
