Nowhereisland

These images where taken while on board the Dutch schooner Noorderlicht and participating in an project by artist Alex Hartley called 'Nowhereisland'.

The project is part of the 'Artists Take The Lead' programme run by the Arts Council of England for the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. A team of academics, students, activists and artists sailed to the high Arctic, filming and discussing issues around land grab, citizenship, nationhood and climate change while collecting territory from a remote island to construct a new nation.

The island sculpture and embassy will travel around the South West coast of England in 2012, where people will have the opportunity to engage with the issues and discussions raised by the project.

An artist film and documentary of the journey will also be launched in 2012/13.

Nowhereisland (www.nowhereisland.org).

© 2011 David Bickerstaff
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