Ellie Harrison

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Big Bang Data

3 December 2015
Somerset House, London

Horst Ademeit, Philipp Adrian, Timo Arnall, Lise Autogena & Josh Portway, Zach Blas, James Bridle, Ingrid Burrington & Dan Williams, Paolo Cirio & Alessandro Ludovico, Brendan Dawes, Heather Dewey-Hagborg, William Elford, Nicholas Felton, Fight for the Future & Demand Progress, Eric Fischer, Forensic Architecture, Julie Freeman, Future Cities Catapult, Goldsmiths Interaction Research Studio, Ingo Gรผnther, Ellie Harrison, Jonathan Harris, Rafael Lozano Hemmer, Salvatore Iaconesi & Oriana Persico, IF, Ryoji Ikeda, ITO World, Lisa Jevbratt, Kiln, Kamel Makhloufi, Lev Manovich & Moritz Stefaner, Eva & Franco Mattes, David McCandless, Charles Joseph Minard, Jonathan Minard, Owen Mundy, mySociety, Nesta, Florence Nightingale, Julian Oliver, Open Knowledge, OpenCorporates, Laura Poitras, Stefanie Posavec & Giorgia Lupi, Safecast, Erica Scourti, Jaime Serra, John Snow, Tekja, TeleGeography, The Guardian, The Long Now Foundation, Thomson & Craighead and Umbrellium.

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Ellie Harrison is an artist & activist based in Glasgow (UK). In January 2023 she won the Stephen Fry Public Engagement Award for her ‘Bus Regulation: The Musical’ Trilogy in Greater Manchester, Strathclyde & Merseyside (2019 โ€“ 2022).
In autumn 2021, a new and updated edition of Harrison’s book The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint was launched at the UN Habitat’s Innovate4Cities conference to mark the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. Her Early Warning Signs were also exhibited at Glasgow’s Mitchell Library during COP26 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the project. Harrison’s Vending Machine continues to feature in the ๐Ÿ˜น LMAO exhibition exploring humour in data visualisation at the Open Data Institute in London.

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So exciting to see the original 'Bus Regulation: The Musical' feature on Channel 4 News tonight! ๐Ÿฅณ It is four years since I staged it at Manchester Art Gallery in 2019 as part of the Better Buses for Greater Manchester campaign. Iโ€™ll be back at the gallery this Sunday 24 Sept, 3pm to give a special talk to celebrate the launch of the first phase of the Bee Network ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ Don't miss this historic day! Book FREE tickets: beenetwork.eventbrite.com ... See MoreSee Less

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Watch the full clip explaining the disaster of bus deregulation here: www.facebook.com/BetterBusesforGM/posts/710724034418087

Thought of you as soon as I saw it on the news!

Dont miss Bus Regulation: The Musical & the fight for Greater Manchesters buses - my special artistโ€™s talk, screening & discussion at Manchester Art Gallery on Sunday 24 September to celebrate the launch of the Bee Network ๐Ÿš๐Ÿš‰๐Ÿš†๐Ÿ Find out more and book FREE tickets: beenetwork.eventbrite.com

Don't miss Bus Regulation: The Musical & the fight for Greater Manchester's buses - my special artistโ€™s talk, screening & discussion at Manchester Art Gallery on Sunday 24 September to celebrate the launch of the Bee Network ๐Ÿš๐Ÿš‰๐Ÿš†๐Ÿ Find out more and book FREE tickets: beenetwork.eventbrite.com ... See MoreSee Less

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I've been a tenant at Wasps Artists' Studios - Hanson Street, Glasgow since the end of 2010. I'm proud to be supporting this artist-led campaign to #SaveOurStudios โœŠ Please help by signing & sharing our petition ๐Ÿ‘‡ ... See MoreSee Less

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Great coverage of the #SaveOurStudios campaign in this Saturday's HeraldScotland ๐Ÿ‘‡https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23748772.buzz-angry-wasps-glasgows-artists-fight-work/

Good luck Ellie

Artists benefit Glasgow. Save their studios!!

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Ellie do you have a E mail address ?

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Twelve years on. I'm still loving being the Agent for The Artists' Bond ๐Ÿฅณ ... See MoreSee Less

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When I first saw this I thought we'd won £225 million!

This Weds 2 August, 7pm - I'm delighted to talking about my book The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint with the brilliant Katie Gallogly-Swan as part of Govanhill International Festival and Carnival ๐Ÿฅณ Get your FREE TICKET here ๐Ÿ‘‡ ... See MoreSee Less

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