Turning the World Upside Down by Anish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor appears to turn the world upside down with a new show at Kensington Gardens. The influential artist's giant curved mirror sculptures now have an outdoor setting in the royal park Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

The sculptor is seen reflected in C-Curve, part of the exhibition Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Sky Mirror, which measures 10 metres in diameter, has been placed on the side of a lake, where a Henry Moore sculpture once sat Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

A worker cleans Sky Mirror Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

The four Kapoor sculptures will be in the gardens for six months Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Kapoor with a giant curved mirror sculpture Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Sky Mirror, Red can be seen on the Round Pond with Kensington Palace as its backdrop. It is the first of Kapoor's works to have been put in water Photograph: Sarah Lee/For the Guardian

Non-Object (Spire) is almost hidden under the trees Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

A 24-hour team of security guards will protect the valuable works of art, which will reflect the changing colours, foliage and weather of the park Photograph: Sarah Lee/For the Guardian