“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” - Henry David Thoreau
There were 333,000 items found on the TfL network in 2018/19, including 300 bags and over 150 mobile phones left behind every day. About 66% of lost objects are never claimed or reunited with their owners. In the closed office of the Baker Street Lost and Found, Tom sits surrounded by items that have fallen through the cracks of the world. Red label if it was found in a taxi, a white one if it was left on a bus or a yellow one if it ended up on a train or at a station. But then there are the ones that seem to have come from elsewhere. Since you join Tom during his break, you might as well hear some of their stories.
Tales of lost manuscripts, missing limbs and unexplained relics. Plus a 12-foot-tall Spider-Man, which is currently blocking the access to the kitchen. Keep your eyes peeled for the ghosts that walk the stacks, souls left to forever ride the rails.
Thank you for allowing artists to take creative risks, the world needs it now more than ever.
Programmed artist
