Nothing is small-scale in Dock World these days… we’re getting big crowds of customers (making big donations to the Honesty Box!), big smiles and thank-you’s from people finding The Dock for the first time, big plans and big hopes for lots of exciting things happening over the next few weeks:

The Big Face
Yes I know that’s not the proper name… but in Dock Cafe that’s how we’ve started referring to the massive open-air artwork project which is being created on our doorstep for the Festival at Queens.  It is, after all, a big giant face – being mapped out and created on a huge stretch of ground beside SS Nomadic by teams of volunteers who will be starting work this Monday.

This is the official description, and a photo of Jorge’s previous project in Amsterdam:

A first for the UK and Ireland, a large scale portrait with a gaze towards the future will be created by internationally acclaimed artist Jorge Rodríguez–Gerada. Making history with local volunteers and community groups, the biggest spectacle of land art to be seen in Belfast to date will evolve at the Titanic Quarter, questioning who we want to be, rather than who we currently are.

Wish can be viewed once Festival opens by members of the public from high up one of the adjacent buildings on specially escorted tours as well by walking through the art itself.

Visitors flying in and out of George Best Belfast City Airport will get a bird’s eye view of this transformative contemporary art installation.

The Big Cycle
‘Pedal On Belfast’ is gearing up for Saturday morning – guided cycle routes from 4 corners of Belfast, all converging on the Titanic Quarter and the public square right outside The DOCK!

Big Cranes
I was up the road at T13 this week, planning a very exciting event for Belfast Restaurant Week which will be a co-production between the Dock, the Mace, SS Nomadic, Titanic Belfast and the T13 Crane View Kitchens… watch this space for more details!  While I was there, I got to see the amazing sight of Samson and Goliath moving closer together than I’ve ever seen – and conclusive proof that Samson is bigger!

Big Skies
And locking up The Dock last night, check out this beautiful view over our beloved Titanic Quarter and precious wee city: