Pond and forest in London gallery

The boating pool at the Hayward gallery Enlarge Image

Ten artists from across the world have transformed the "brutalist" concrete structure of central London's Hayward Gallery to mark its 40th anniversary.

A one-metre deep boating pond perched over buildings on Belverde Road and an air dome for people to climb are some of the highlights of the exhibition.

The art installations have been created both on the outside space and inside the gallery.

The exhibition, titled Psycho Buildings, will open on Wednesday.

Ralph Rugoff, director of The Hayward and curator of the exhibition, said: "The Gallery's 'brutalist' concrete exterior and the sculptural quality of its spaces have always proved an inspiration for artists.

"The extraordinary international artistic response to Psycho Buildings shows just how challenging, exciting and playful The Hayward can be."

The gallery is celebrating its 40th birthday

Among the attractions is the one-metre deep boating pond which is located on a terrace outside the gallery. The installation is created by the Austrian art collective Gelitin.

Another outdoor attraction is a transparent inflatable dome supported by air, which people can enter from the ground level or can climb on to reach the top.

Korean artist Do Ho Suh will be exhibiting two works - one a scale model of his childhood home in Korea colliding with his apartment in New York and the other a basement staircase in his flat created from a vibrant red semi-translucent fabric.

German artist Michael Beutler created a forest-like atmosphere while a Japanese artist constructed a disorientating passageway passing through two galleries.

The exhibition runs until 25 August.