Uploaded August 2009 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Contemporary artist Stuart Semple joins Andy Akinwolere in the Blue Peter Garden to demonstrate his performance art piece, Happy Cloud. originally an intervention at Tate Modern to spread happiness in London during the recession.

You can find out more about Stuart Semple's Happy Cloud installations and performances here:

Design boom : designboom.com/art/happy-cloud-by-stuart-semple
The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/4837464/Happy-Clouds-over-London.html
The Sun: thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/2271996/Artist-Stuart-Semple-releases-smiley-faces-made-from-bubbles-outside-Londons-Tate-ModernArtBubble-smiling-faces.html
Evening Standard pictures of the week: standard.co.uk/news/standard-pictures/pictures-of-the-week-7350847.html
The Metro: metro.co.uk/2009/02/25/artist-gives-london-a-soapy-smile-488564