Ellie Harrison

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Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector

  • 2019 Writing

    The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint

    On 4 November 2019, Luath Press published Harrison’s first book. Inspired by her 2016 โ€˜durational performanceโ€™ The Glasgow Effect – for which she refused to travel beyond Glasgowโ€™s city limits, or use any vehicles except her bike, for the whole calendar year – the book provides the complete context for her thinking and action. (Word count: 119,000)

  • 2015 Media

    After the Data Confessional: Interview with Ellie Harrison

    24 Feb 2015
    AVANT

  • 2012 Media

    Notes towards Becoming a Good Citizen

    16 Dec 2012
    New Escapologist (Issue 8 p.17-21)

  • 2011 Media

    Ellie Harrison Profile

    1 May 2011
    Art Monthly (Issue 346 p.16-17)

  • 2011 Media

    Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector

    11 Apr 2011
    a-n website

  • 2010 Media

    DIY Self Publishing

    15 Nov 2010
    a-n website

  • 2010 Media

    Ellie Harrison interview

    17 Jun 2010
    Mint Magazine

  • 2009 Lectures

    In conversation with Sally O’Reilly

    9 Oct 2009
    Space, London

  • 2009 Newsletter

    Therapy Session / Book Launch

    22 Sep 2009

  • 2009 Media

    Summer Reading

    1 Jul 2009
    Art Monthly (Issue 328 p.40)

  • 2009 Lectures

    Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector

    23 Apr 2009
    Plymouth College of Art

  • 2009 Newsletter

    Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector

    22 Apr 2009

  • 2009 Media

    Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector

    1 Apr 2009
    a-n Magazine (p.19)

News

Ellie Harrison is an artist & activist based in Glasgow (UK). In 2023 she won the Stephen Fry Public Engagement Award for her ‘Bus Regulation: The Musical’ Trilogy in Greater Manchester, Strathclyde & Merseyside (2019 โ€“ 2023).
In 2021 the Second 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, and chosen by the Ecologist for the Resurgence Book Club. 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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Ellie Harrison

Artist, activist & author of 'The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint' ๐Ÿ“š

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Ten years ago today, I was just beginning my year-long durational performance #TheGlasgowEffect which was to become one of the most controversial publicly-funded artworks that Scotland had ever seen.

Part psychological experiment, part protest, part strike, for the whole of 2016, I vowed not to travel beyond Glasgowโ€™s city limits, or use any vehicles except my bike.

I described my experience of starting #TheGlasgowEffect, including being at the centre of the social media stooshie it provoked, in โ€˜When the Chips Hit the Fanโ€™ โ€“ Chapter 5 of my book โ€˜The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprintโ€™ published by Luath Press ๐Ÿ“š

We have just printed a newly updated version of the Second Edition, so do have a read if youโ€™d like to be transported back to that moment in January 2016... Find out more at: ellieharrison.com/book @followers
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It's been brilliant working with Metro Map Design to produce Get Glasgow Moving's new film setting out our vision for the new #ClydeMetro integrated public transport system ๐Ÿคฉ Check it out here ๐Ÿ‘‡ @followers ... See MoreSee Less

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๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿš๐Ÿš‡๐Ÿš‰ I was honoured to be invited to discuss my activism with Bring Back British Rail, Get Glasgow Moving & Better Buses for Strathclyde at ETF's ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜—๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต conference at KVS Brussels ๐Ÿ™Œ @followers ... See MoreSee Less

4 weeks ago
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Why are we still waiting for better buses? ๐ŸšŒ Check out this brilliant new animation by Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee graduate Sooz Reilly which we launched this week as part of the Better Buses for Strathclyde campaign. Please take two minutes to ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐˜€ to demand action ๐Ÿ‘‡ @followers
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It was an honour to organise this event for the brilliant Govanhill International Festival and Carnival ๐Ÿ™Œ @followers ... See MoreSee Less

5 months ago
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Published today! Check out The Artists' Bond's 14th Annual Report, detailing our third best performing year with 3 cash prizes totalling ยฃ125 ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ’ท This means an annual payout of ยฃ0.79 for each or our 159 artist members ๐Ÿ‘ @followers Read more here ๐Ÿ‘‡
artistsbond.co.uk/14artistsbondreport2024.pdf
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This ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐Ÿฒ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, ๐Ÿณ๐—ฝ๐—บ! ๐Ÿ“ฃ Don't miss our FREE Cultivating Community Activism: Learning from Cathy McCormackโ€™s โ€˜The Wee Yellow Butterflyโ€™ event as part of Govanhill International Festival ๐Ÿ™Œ Listen to my interview on Sunny Govan to find out more! @followers tune in from 1:04:09 ๐Ÿ‘‡ ... See MoreSee Less

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I was delighted to be interviewed about the Bring Back British Rail campaign for 14-year-old Riku Fryderyk's brilliant new documentary about rail re-nationalisation ๐Ÿš‰ Well worth a watch! ๐Ÿ™Œ @followers ... See MoreSee Less

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  • Gold Card Adventures Poster Gold Card Adventures Poster £5.00
  • Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector Book Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector £10.00
  • Day-to-Day Data Book Day-to-Day Data Book £20.00
  • The Glasgow Effect (First Edition) The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint £10.00 – £12.00Price range: £10.00 through £12.00
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