Overview
- A Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames spokesperson said the council neither planned nor funded the display and confirmed the landowner removed it.
- Local reports suggested the council asked for the takedown, but this has not been verified and the council has denied involvement.
- Viewers and outlets noted visual anomalies typical of AI image tools, though the use of AI has not been confirmed.
- Some interpreted scenes of people in shallow boats as commentary on migrants, while the building owners told London Centric it was a Bruegel-inspired Christmas scene and questioned the political reading.
- London Centric attributed the work to artist Mat Collishaw, who has shown AI work at the site before, but he has not confirmed authorship.