Double Fizz

Liz West has unveiled a new kaleidoscopic and immersive art installation spanning the main artery of No.1 St. Michael’s in Manchester City Centre. The permanent installation, titled Double Fizz, is made up of thousands of vibrantly coloured vertical triangular stripes that are overlaid onto a mirrored surface, creating a rich mix of reflected hues. Double Fizz creates a new space within the building for exploration and discovery.

The artwork depicts and symbolises a physical and metaphorical meeting point of both colours, people and space. The visually rich, multicoloured stripes collectively become softer and create a mesmerising mass when viewed from different angles. The colours, shapes and forms within the work appear to change as visitors move through the space. Mirroring the vertical stripes exaggerates and doubles up the carefully selected colours, creating a fizzing cacophony of colour. The vibrant colours are further enhanced by the lighting, which creates kaleidoscopic coloured shadows on the polished concrete floor, draws out the rich tones and dramatically contrasts each tone against the other.

Double Fizz was commissioned by Relentless Developments, Manchester, 2025.