London Noses, Public art installation in central London, United Kingdom.
London Noses is a public art installation consisting of plaster cast replicas of human noses affixed to exterior building walls throughout central London. The casts originate from different individuals and are positioned at varying heights across the facades.
The artist Rick Buckley created and installed these nose casts in 1997 as a public art response to the growing presence of surveillance cameras in the city. The project emerged as a reaction to concerns about increasing monitoring in urban spaces.
The noses function as a form of street art that makes pedestrians stop and look at the buildings around them. This playful intervention encourages people to notice details they would otherwise walk past.
These artworks are scattered across central London and can be discovered while walking through the streets. Look for them on building facades around major thoroughfares and landmarks while exploring the area on foot.
What many visitors overlook is that each nose was cast from a real person, which means they all have distinctly different shapes and proportions. This individual variation makes each piece feel genuinely personal.
Location: London
Creator: Rick Buckley
GPS coordinates: 51.50676,-0.12875
Latest update: December 6, 2025 16:02
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