Naturally Ordering The Random

His creations will do more than transform the exterior of the Wharf's iconic centrepiece however, with three pieces on show in the tower's lobby and a further seven in Jubilee Park.

I caught up with the sculptor on a recent visit to the estate, ahead of his exhibition to find out more about inspiration for the works he'll be showing.

Randall Page said: "I'm fascinated by the tension in the natural world, between order and random events.
"The pieces that will be on show in the park are all made using glacial boulders, which have been naturally eroded. The geometric patterns are carved in low relief.
"The geometry of the patterns has to adapt to the random natural shapes in the stone."

The pieces that will be displayed in the foyer are bronze casts painted matt white. Randall Page said he took the shapes from boulders and used smaller spheres to form a design on the surface using the balls' natural tendancy to lie in a hexagonal arrangement.

He said: "I'm very interested in science. I'm interested in patterns because the whole world is made up of patterns.

"We, as humans, are so attuned to finding patterns. we try to find the meaning in things even if there isn't a meaning to be found.

"Stars, for example are totally random but we name them and name patterns we find in them."

Randall Page said he impressed his own natural rules upon his work, both harmonising and battling with the original state of the stone.

He said: "The pieces I'll be showing in Canary Wharf are from a period of work I have been involved with for the last 10 years. I've always been interested in natural forms and plant growth."

Randall Page studied sculpture at Bath Academy of Art and has been a working artist for more than 25 years.

He is based in Devon and was a member of the design team responsible for the Education Resource Centre at the Eden Project in Cornwall.

The whole roof is based around his sculpture Seed, displayed at the heart of the structure and both the artist and architect worked closely together.

He said: "That was the most genuine collabrative thing I have ever done. We worked so well together, when one of us had a better idea than the other it was just obvious."

Peter Randall Page's sculptures will be on show at One Canada Square and in Jubilee Park from April 19-May 28. For more details go to mycanarywharf.com