Terrace Wires

St Pancras International has been home to some of the finest and most discussed pieces of public art – from the Martin Jennings statue of Sir John Betjeman, to Paul Day’s Meeting Place Statue, known now to many as “the Lovers” - alongside the iconic Olympic Rings from last summer. With up to one million visitors every week, we have the opportunity to treat commuters to something exciting, intriguing and new.

Developed and inspired by a desire to add the romance back to travel, Terrace Wires is brand new rotational public art programme at St Pancras International. It is an ambitious and significant sense of commitment to this wonderful station; serving the people who use it day in, day out with something magical.

By inviting world renowned artists to be inspired by St Pancras International, a visitor's day should be punctuated by a little moment of joy. The panel behind the commission would like customers and commuters to look up - quite literally - in awe at the installation, stirring a desire to capture and share that moment with others.

The Terrace Wires is overseen by an advisory panel who include Edmund De Waal, Evan Davis, Nigel Carrington, Chris Wainright, Richard Cook and Nicola Shaw. The programme started this year with Lucy + Jorge Orta’s work, which will grace the station until Autumn, with a second piece of artwork to be unveiled in spring 2014.

We see Terrace Wires as an enabler of extraordinary art, in an extraordinary place.