A sprawling cityscape bursting with stories and gritty sights has taken over the Roundhouse in Camden, north London. This urban installation, created by the film-maker Penny Woolcock, presents the underbelly of a metropolis, touching on inequality, consumerism and gentrification (“narrative soundscapes” relaying stories by drug dealers, housewives, university graduates and sex workers reverberate around the Utopia piece). Woolcock has teamed up with the designers Block9—known for their radical set designs at the Glastonbury festival—to realise her vision. Visitors are very keen on the piece if the Roundhouse website is anything to go by. “Never has anarchy looked so compelling,” quips one commentator. “Interesting, thought-provoking work, well worth a visit. Corbynites will love it,” says another, referring to the left-wing Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn. Utopia, part of the Bloomberg Summer festival, runs until 23 August.
