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  • "popular, radical and subversive... a hard trick to pull off"
    - Gordon Dalton

  • "naturally deploys a cheeky sense of humour"
    - Pat Kane

  • "a tail-biting thinker par excellence"
    - Martin Herbert

  • "the absurdity of the proposal... reflects the absurdity of the situation"
    - Art Monthly

  • "clever-but-accessible"
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Ellie Harrison is an artist & activist based in Glasgow (UK). In autumn 2021, a new and updated edition of her book The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint is published by Luath Press to mark the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. Her Early Warning Signs are also installed at four ‘host venues‘ across the city to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the project during COP26. Her Vending Machine features in the 😹 LMAO exhibition exploring humour in data visualisation at the Open Data Institute in London.

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Are you interested in Carfree Glasgow, and experimental radio? 🚗💭 Well you might enjoy this… Dutch sound artists Henk Bakker & Lukas Simonis came to Glasgow to make a radio play for Concertzender Nederland about MVRDV’s proposals to transform our city centre – and they interviewed yours truly 📻 Worth a listen! ... See MoreSee Less

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Dr. Klangendum

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Six years ago I was just beginning my epic year-long project 'The Glasgow Effect' 🍟 Last week I chatted to Neil Scott (of F91W fame) about the pros and cons of year-long projects to help him kick-off his own 🥳 ... See MoreSee Less

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Year-long projects with Ellie Harrison

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Follow Neil's year-long project here: neilscott.substack.com/p/year-long-projects

cant believe that is six years already

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Wit Ye Readin' this New Year? 📚 I was over the moon to hear how much my book ‘The Glasgow Effect’ inspired our city’s favourite street artist, OhPandah 🙌🙌 It’s such an honour to be his first video book review 👇 Check it out! ... See MoreSee Less

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A very fine but odd critique of this book.

Happy New Year! 🥳 One of my main aims for 2022 is to bring ‘Bus Regulation: The Musical’ home to Glasgow, to help in our long-running fight for better public transport 🚍🎶 I’d then love to continue the tour to Liverpool in the summer. Read more about the origins of the project in my article for last month’s Resurgence magazine 👇 And get in touch if you’re keen to help! ... See MoreSee Less

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Setting the Stage for Better Public Transport

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Enjoyed listening in to your interview the other night. Hope you are keeping well. Blwyddyn Newydd Gwell.

I really enjoyed being involved I Manchester

Loved this! Would be great if you get to put it on again!

It's such an honour to have my book selected for the Resurgence Book Club this month 📚 Want to find out more? Please join me for the free The Glasgow Effect - online discussion with Ellie Harrison this Wednesday 15 December, 7-8pm 👇 ... See MoreSee Less

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Book a space for Ellie Harrison –The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism and Carbon Footprint on Zoom, Wed 15 Dec 2021 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

www.tickettailor.com

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