Luke Jerram
@lukejerram
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UK based visual artist. Creator of sculptures,installations,performance - presented to public around the globe.
UK, Europe & USA mainly
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Inspired by spotting small discarded bits of metal flattened, embedded in Tarmac, polished underfoot, I’m experimenting using this as a canvas for making tiny public artworks. Hot slightly melted roads are ideal. Just installed this one next to a primary school I live by.
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If you’re down at the docks in Bristol near the
@ArnolfiniArts
tomorrow evening, you may notice the moon fallen out of the sky.
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Found this Peephole Concertina diorama of St.Pauls, Bristol. (Slightly bleak!)! Made in 2002 when I used to live there on Brigstocke rd.
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Hoping to bring this massive Floating Earth artwork to Bristol docks this year . Organisations interested in supporting this, should contact me luke
@lukejerram
.com
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So within a week, young people of
#bristol
have torn down the Colston statue, and overnight created 5km DIY bike lanes. What else needs doing, that we can just get on with??
#nogoingback
@bristol247
@XRBristol
@TrinityBristol
@_SpikeIsland
@UWEBristol
@BristolUni
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Spotted over Bristol! Many not noticing the warning signs.
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Happy to announce
@lukejerram
has been given go ahead to convert 90% of Bristol Downs into a giant wildflower meadow to massively increase wildlife and plant diversity of the parkland & promote conservation.
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Short film of the Giant Floating Earth by
@lukejerram
on PenningtonFlash, Leigh. With thanks for film content from
@reconimages_
@photographicleigh
@FemMcAuleyPhoto
Cheryl Doran.
@ThisIsWigan_
@firewithinwigan
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Great photos by visitors to
#MuseumOfTheMoon
at Muttart Conservatory , Canada
@YegMuttart
. Moon has massive impact on most areas of nature and plant life.
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Even during lockdown there is beauty to be found... Here are photos of different frost patterns found on car roofs . Can someone explain how they are made & why they are so different??
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Man in suit, in tears, approaches me (in need of a hug!) at the opening of
#MuseumOfTheMoon
at NaturalHistoryMuseum
@NHM_London
. Turns out he’s a space scientist from the European Space Agency
@esa
who’s spent life studying the moon & all emotional about this close encounter!
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FloatingEarth by
@lukejerram
just being installed in CanaryWharf, London for
#winterlights
.
@CanaryWharfLive
@TimeOutLondon
.
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Today I was invited on behalf of the Chinese government, to design an international touring artwork to promote Chinese culture....
Here’s why I turned them down....
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Perfect...
Artists installed seesaws at the border wall so that kids in the U.S. and Mexico could play together. It was designed by architect Ronald Rael.
Beautiful reminder that we are connected: what happens on one side impacts the other.
🇲🇽 ❤️ 🇺🇸
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Turned down a few offers from banks in CanaryWharf to sponsor
#FloatingEarth
who hoped to use artwork for greenwashing /art washing. Told artwork there had triggered internal discussions amongst staff about their companies impact on environment - which is a good start I suppose.
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I’M FEELING RATHER UNWELL and my Covid test has just come back positive! It’s Certainly altering the way I see my glass Covid sculptures, knowing that millions of these are inside me replicating and wreaking havoc!
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Just put in offer to buy huge warehouse in Bristol! Studio/arts centre/making space/offices. Eek !
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Delighted to announce
@LukeJerram
has been made a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
@RoyalAstroSoc
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Little Earth artwork by
@lukejerram
has landed on Bristol Bridge in Bristol for
@XRBristol
.
#ouronlyhome
@ExtinctionR
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3 inches of snow and the rules of the road in the UK no longer apply!
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50,000 people arrived all at once to the launch of
#museumofthemoon
in
#kerala
India for
@GSFK2023
Got a bit out of hand -after lots of interviews with press, 5 bouncers had to help me out of the crowd demanding selfies every step of the way out of the park !?Intense!
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Had some spare Moon fabric so commissioned JokotoTailoring in Bristol to create this moon trench coat for me!
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At Natural History Museum
@nhm_london
today filming Mars artwork for
@spacegovuk
to celebrate their work on new Perseverance Rover set to land on the surface in 3weeks time! Inspiring next generation of explorers.
@sciencecentres
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Lunacy! Stunning photos by Lukonic Photography of
#MuseumOfTheMoon
by
@lukejerram
at
@GlastoFest
for
@A_rcadia
.
@GlastoLive
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Photos of
#MuseumOfTheMoon
by artist
@lukejerram
on Strictly Come Dancing !
#StrictlyComeDancing2019
@WWconsortium
@NNFest
@brightfest
@wethecurious_
@bristol247
@BristolPostEnts
@bbcrb
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With full social distancing measures in place, my yr6 son is ready to return to school! Too wide for pavements & doorways . Sports and games , also difficult-unless he becomes the ball?
@bristol247
@wshed
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Just completed. Here is a 7m long E.coli sculpture for a museum. Shipping off on Monday.
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Stunning photos by
@photographicleigh
of
#FloatingEarth
by
@lukejerram
in Leigh nr Wigan.
@BBCWorld
@XRebellionUK
@GreenpeaceUK
@NERCscience
@sciencecentres
@ThisIsWigan_
#COP26
@GDIFestival
@WWconsortium
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@lukejerram
is proud to announce he’s been offered an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol
@BristolUni
!
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This giant Floating Earth by
@lukejerram
is heading to CanaryWharf, London..15-28th January >>
@yourcanarywharf
@TimeOutLondon
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Giant 10m Floating Earth artwork by
@lukejerram
installed in 16mph winds for
@thisiswigan
@FireWithinWigan
.Swans seemed nonplussed.
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Towards the end of the month, the Sky Orchestra by
@lukejerram
&
@sound_dan
will perform over Bristol! Collaborating with musicians from across the city, the new music has been commissioned by
@BristolOldVic
!
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What are your best photos of this evening's
#fallenMoon
by
@lukejerram
in Bristol? And who was the crazy man who swam out to touch the moon!?
Thanks to
@sound_dan
for the extraordinary lunar music &
@HarbMasterBris
&
@ArnolfiniArts
for their support too.
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Beautiful footage by
#seanncarter
of
#Firstbreath
in the snow! Artwork celebrating new births across Manchester and the new
@factoryintl
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Sky Walk - exploring rooftops and revealing hidden architecture across a city. Your journey starts by climbing out of a window on 8th floor . Who’s game??
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So far 40,000 ! people have come to
#MuseumOfTheMoon
@BristolCathedra
. As the space is so big it doesn’t feel crowded in there . Just a steady flow of people from all walks of life coming for their close encounter!
@ace_southwest
@sciencecentres
@spacegovuk
@BristolCouncil
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Shipping my Moon artwork to EU costs 3x as much now due to all the extra paperwork (Red Tape), takes 4x as long. Luckily there’s demand for the artwork & I’ve fine team behind me who manage complexities, but 4 younger artists it will be harder to get established internationally.
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Decided today to create £££ grant to support young emerging Bristol artists. Details TBA over coming months.
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Commissioned 8 weeks ago (before the pandemic) to communicate the research of a Uni in America, this is a glass sculpture by
@lukejerram
of COVID19. All money going to
@MSF
charity. Colourless (like actual viruses) at 23cm diameter its 2millionX larger than the actual virus.
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Huge turn out today as
#jeremycorbyn
comes to Bristol! Proud to be living here in
#bristol
. 9 years of Tory austerity causing so much death & pain has to come to an end! We need a fairer society that works for everyone .
#VoteLabourDec12
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Commissioned 8 weeks ago (before the pandemic) to communicate the research of a Uni in America, this is a glass sculpture by
@lukejerram
of COVID19. All money going to
@MSF
charity. Colourless (like actual viruses) at 23cm diameter its 2millionX larger than the actual virus.
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@lukejerram
had fun last night in Bristol with his 'Fallen Moon'. A young boy ran into the pub all distressed and said " Mum! The Moon's fallen into the docks!" Thanks to
@sound_dan
for music & support of
@master_bristol
@adamnieman
, TomAppleby
@oliverhumpage
@JonCraig_Photos
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So close to performing
#SkyOrchestra
but weather looks bad for flying over next few days . Having to postpone until midAugust now. Thanks to pilots,
@BristolOldVic
& artists including those from
@MassiveAttackUK
,
@adrianutley
@vanessa_kisuule
@sound_dan
4their support & patience!
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A few friends spotted rehearsals of the
#Museumofthemoon
on Strictly Come Dancing. I can indeed confirm it will be on Strictly this Sunday!
#StrictlyComeDancing2019
@WWconsortium
@sciencecentres
@NNFest
@BristolUni
@ukspace2019
@wethecurious_
@brightfest
@bristol247
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Purchase of my new warehouse
@paintworks_
has finally gone through ! Together with existing office , I’ve now got more space for experimenting, testing, making & storing artworks. But it’s also a space to have some fun!
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16 years since it’s original conception, years of waiting, testing, research & planning, I’m finally heading to
@factoryintl
Manchester for final testing & launch of artwork
#FirstBreath
!
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New photos emerging of
#FloatingEarth
artwork by
@lukejerram
now in CanaryWharf, London .
#winterlights
18-28th Jan.
@CanaryWharfLive
@CanaryWharfGrp
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Gaia - The Earth artwork by
@lukejerram
has just landed in Bristol University
@BristolUni
#earthartwork
free to visit !! 16,17,18th August.
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Giant 10m Floating Earth artwork by
@lukejerram
has just landed on Pennington Flash in Leigh, nr. Wigan for
@ThisIsWigan_
@FireWithinWigan
. Lets see how it looks in the dark!
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After the mudslinging & division of 2019, this is how we celebrate NYE in Southville , Bristol.
@BetterBristol
@bristol247
.
What happens where you live??
#NYE2020
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Giant Earth Slowly turning in the Great Hall, University of Bristol !
@UoBEarthGallery
@UoBEarthScience
@BristolUni
@UoBrisSust
@XRBristol
@bristol247
@SciCommsUWE
@creative_uwe
@UWEBristol
@UoBbiosciences
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Unlike the images we see in the media, viruses actually have no colour as they are smaller than the wavelength of light . Here is HIV in glass, 1million X larger than the actual virion.
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Just had my AstraZeneca vaccination! Brilliant, but strange to think the Vaccine sculpture I made is now inside me!
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I’m starting to dream up new uplifting projects for a city. Do you have any requests/wishes/dreams you’d like to see happen in your town?? (1 of 2)
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Heading to Salford
@QuaysCulture
to attempt to install this giant 10m Floating Earth artwork outside
@The_Lowry
&
@BBCWorld
@BBCNews
in high winds and freezing temperatures. What could possibly go wrong ?!
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Short film of
#InMemoriam
by artist
@LukeJerram
in Bristol. Over 100 flags made of NHS bedsheets remain until Oct17, as powerful memorial, tribute to health & care workers & space for reflection. Presented by
@ArtsUHBW
with support from
@WestofEnglandCA
&
@BrisCentreBID
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Proud to be receiving an honorary doctorate today from
@BristolUni
together with Mya-Rose Craig
@BirdgirlUK
and Jasper Thompson founder of Bristol's homeless charity
@HBHomeless
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Today, made giant 50m waterslide, in AshtonCrt, Bristol. Plan is to install it in centre of the city next summer.
http://t.co/PBtQwnDZwQ
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Brilliant drone footage by
@reconimages_
of the giant FloatingEarth artwork in Pennington Flash. See how tiny the people look on shore!.
@ThisIsWigan_
@FireWithinWigan
@lukejerram
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Sky Walk is a project I'm still keen to make happen. 1mile of rope bridges to reveal hidden architecture & open up the rooftops. We failed to get it off the ground in Norwich, but maybe another city might be interested?
@bristol247
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#MuseumOfTheMoon
has landed into
@LeicsCathedral
for
@ScienceWeekUK
. It’s at dusk, when it gets dark that the real magic begins though.
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This is getting a little out of hand....
#MuseumOfTheMoon
is now simultaneously in The Natural History Museum London, BrightonFestival, Ely Cathedral, Lille train station-Lille3000, Houston MuseumOfNaturalSciences, Draper (MIT)USA, BigBangFestival France.
@lukejerram
feeling dizzy
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Experimental tiny artwork is still there! Hammered in last week when the weather was hot and roads had melted, it’s now firmly embedded in the cool solid tarmac..
#tinyart
#tinypublicart
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Great
#MuseumOfTheMoon
photos of
@BristolBestof
. FREE to visit In
@BristolCathedra
until 30th Aug. No booking required. When will you fly to the Moon?? 🌙 🌚 🌝
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Currently The Moon is stuck in customs! - on its way back from Romania. Is this because Moon is made of cheese? As expected due to Brexit shipping artworks in & out of EU is 2x cost of what it was before, takes 5X as long & Nightmare of legals.
#brexitreality
@bbcrb
@bristol247
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This week I’m Installing this giant 10m diameter 72dpi Earth artwork on a lake - Pennington Flash with Light Night Wigan. Wind, water, electronics- what could possibly go wrong ?
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Peace and goodwill to all mankind . Which means basic things like not knackering the climate-making land uninhabitable or selling bombs to other countries to drop on others . Thanks 🙏
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Not something happens every day...This morning I turned down opportunity to exhibit outside no.10 Downing st and meet the PM.
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Journey of the Fallen Moon this evening ...
830pm-CottagePub
@CottageBristol
845pm-Grainbarge
@GrainBarge
9pm-SSGreatBritain
@SsGreatbritain
915pm-Arnolfini
@arnolfiniarts
(Tide Times may vary)
#fallenmoon
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Approval has final been received from
@Brisarts_events
to install the SkyWalk across the city! Connecting
@ArnolfiniArts
with
@BristolOldVic
and
@Bristol_Beacon
. Years in the planning, artist and ‘Skywalker’
@lukejerram
is over the moon!
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Well here’s inevitable MARS artwork. Incredible to see dust storms , colossal valleys, craters & the solar systems largest mountains up close. Signs that water once flowed seem easy to spot. Installed today in Amersfoort, NL for
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If you watch the new Marvel film Eternals, you might spot a few of my Glass Microbiology sculptures in a few of the scenes . Turns out they were harder to create on CGI than to borrow the real thing.
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When I invented
@streetpianos
arts project
#PlayMeImYours
back in 2008 & installed pianos in
@StPancrasInt
2012 never imagined it would be turned into a
@Channel4
Tv show hosted by
@ClaudiaWinkle
. Shame not to be credited here though! >>
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The moon has been found!! Thank you everyone for supporting this lunar mission to
#findthemoon
thanks to
@TNTUKOfficial
for making astronomical effort too. I’m over the moon!!
@bristol247
@BBCBristolPR
@DailyMailUK
@BBCWorld
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Happy to announce
@lukejerram
has been made Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield
@sheffielduni
@ScienceShef
. Working with them on exciting new arts science projects this year.
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For 10+years, school budgets have been cut. Art departments don't have ££ for basic materials. Artist
@lukejerram
has set up BristolSchoolArtsFund for materials,arts awards for students,school trips,artist in residents, after school art clubs. Findoutmore>
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Artist
@lukejerram
& his team are little burnt out, in need of some R&R. 171 exhibitions this year, in 22 countries visited by 5million+ people!? From
@NHM_London
@GlastoFest
even
@bbcstrictly
. Thanks to all collaborators!But first, there's new artwork TBA coming soon to Bristol!
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Excited to be nominated to be a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) !
@RoyalAstroSoc
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MuseumOfTheMoon by
@lukejerram
is now at
#harpa
concert hall
@HarpaReykjavik
Reykjavik, Iceland for
@UTmessan
@uisens
@UKinIceland
@uni_iceland
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Giant glass Covid sculpture finished today for a university over in USA. If only the viruses were this big! They’d be so much easier to spot, avoid & destroy!
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Apparently 80% of visitors to the Museum are coming specifically to the moon!? The installation is more popular than their dinosaur rooms!
Get up close to the Moon 🌕
Visit
@lukejerram
's
#MuseumOfTheMoon
in the Jerwood Gallery and stand beneath this six-metre model featuring NASA imagery of the lunar surface. Find out more and plan your free visit:
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Slowly pulsing/breathing the number of Births there are across Greater Manchester, artwork
#firstbreath
by
@lukejerram
celebrates this new life & the new
@factoryintl
. Free to visit ! 1-29th Jan 5-10pm.
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Happy to announce 17 secondary schools have been awarded funding for arts departments for materials, school trips, artists in res, murals , photography kit ,
#bristolschoolartsfund
Small attempt to counter effect of 10+years devastating Tory austerity :-(
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Delighted to announce that through the sale of Covid19 sculptures, we've reach target of donating £17,500 to Médecins Sans Frontières
@MSF
who are saving lives & supporting communities across globe impacted by the pandemic. Thanks to all museums & collectors for their support!
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Great to see
#Earthartwork
GAIA by
@lukejerram
slowly turning in the main conference hall up at
#Cop26
. National BBC using it as a handy backdrop to present data . Made of
@NASA
data and commissioned by
@NERCscience
@asdc
@bluedotfestival
. Let’s hope it helps to focus minds.
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6months of graft paid off! Just installed Museum of the Moon in Kendal for
#lakesAlive
festival! stunning
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Ok so I’ve bought this warehouse in Bristol, which mainly consists of air surrounded by dried clay. Other than making and storing art in there, wonder if you have suggestions of what to do with it?
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Artist
@lukejerram
has a second old Moon that’s ready to be floated and towed. Like last time , after the performance the moon will be broken up and sections given away
Any suggestions as to where and when this Fallen Moon event should take place ??
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Gaia -
#earthartwork
by
@lukejerram
with composition by
@sound_dan
has landed in Salisbury Cathedral.
@SalisburyCath
for
@SalisburyFest
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Morning inflation has gone well ready for bristol balloon fiesta!
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More people applied to slide down Park Street in Bristol than voted for Boris Johnson to be PM 😂
In 2019 - 92,153 people voted to elect Boris Johnson as new PM
In 2014 - 96,573 people signed up for their chance to get a ‘ticket to slide’
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