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    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 ‘durational performance’ The Glasgow Effect – for which she refused to travel beyond Glasgow’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)

  • Lectures
    Ethics: Extremism & Compromise

    Ethics: Extremism & Compromise

    A talk by Ellie Harrison exploring the relationship between her life choices and her work as an artist for Artquest’s Practice 360° programme at Camden Arts Centre in London.

  • Political Campaigns, Writing

    How the ‘Them’ became ‘Us’

    In this short text, written for ShareAction’s Listen to USS! divestment campaign in 2014, Harrison exposes how compromises can so easily occur when one grows-up and gets a ‘proper job‘. (Word count: 998)

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    For the Love of It

    For the Love of It

    A polemic by Harrison to conclude Artquest’s For The Love Of It conference exploring the various factors which can and should motivate artists.

  • Performance / Events

    Fair Game

    An experiment in ‘value’ devised specifically for the context of the art fair. Fair Game is an endurance performance which sees Harrison gamble her entire artist’s fee for the project with fair goers, by setting-up and running a hoopla stall within the fair grounds.

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    How to Reconcile the Careerist Mentality with our Impending Doom

    27 Jan 2011
    Edinburgh College of Art

  • Writing

    Trajectories: How to Reconcile the Careerist Mentality with Our Impending Doom

    Harrison’s 2010 thesis, published in four parts by Furtherfield, addresses the ethical implications of continuing to choose the ‘career’ of artist in the 21st Century and presents her manifesto for how best to move forward. (Word count: 8,284)

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Ellie Harrison is an artist & activist based in Glasgow (UK). In 2022, Harrison is working to complete the Bus Regulation: The Musical Trilogy – staging the Strathclyde Musical at the CCA Glasgow on 24 April, and the Merseyside Musical at the Bluecoat in Liverpool on 13 November 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 😹 LMAO exhibition exploring humour in data visualisation at the Open Data Institute in London.

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Here are some brilliant backstage shots of Bus Regulation: The Musical performed at Platform Glasgow on Saturday 28 January in collaboration with Get Glasgow Moving and starring skaters from Glasgow Roller Derby, Mean City Roller Derby & Sugar and Spin Skate Crew – stay tuned for more photos from the show coming soon...

Here are some brilliant backstage shots of Bus Regulation: The Musical performed at Platform Glasgow on Saturday 28 January in collaboration with Get Glasgow Moving and starring skaters from Glasgow Roller Derby, Mean City Roller Derby & Sugar and Spin Skate Crew – stay tuned for more photos from the show coming soon... ... See MoreSee Less

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Ellie Harrison’s glorious piece of agit-prop theatre 🚍🎭✊ A fab review of Bus Regulation: The Musical at Platform Glasgow in todays HeraldScotland 🥳 Thanks Neil Cooper!

"Ellie Harrison’s glorious piece of agit-prop theatre" 🚍🎭✊ A fab review of Bus Regulation: The Musical at Platform Glasgow in today's HeraldScotland 🥳 Thanks Neil Cooper! ... See MoreSee Less

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Read the article in full here: www.heraldscotland.com/news/23285410.theatre-review-bus-regulation-musical-strathclyde-platform/

Yeah looks amazing.

Paul Jones

Fabulous!

Whoop!!!

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Theres a lovely piece about my Bus Regulation: The Musical Trilogy in todays The National Newspaper 🛼🚍🪩🎶 Stay tuned for photos of yesterdays show at Platform Glasgow coming soon!

There's a lovely piece about my Bus Regulation: The Musical Trilogy in today's The National Newspaper 🛼🚍🪩🎶 Stay tuned for photos of yesterday's show at Platform Glasgow coming soon! ... See MoreSee Less

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Read the article in full here: www.thenational.scot/culture/23283494.bus-regulation-musical-legacy-privatisation

That's the manchester show I recognise my skates. Well done Ellie Harrison

Well done Ellie ❤️

Saw it on Saturday and was informed and entertained in equal measure. 😁 A wee yin turned to his Mum at the end and said, “That was great!” 👍 From the mouths of babes.. Well done! What’s next?

It's excellent and shows what can be done if you are creative like Ellie. Big thumbs up. 👍

That’s very good coverage Ellie.

Da iawn ti. Well done you.

GOSH, YOU MUST BE SO PROUD OF HER, BERNARD ~ AS ANNE WOULD HAVE BEEN!

An Otter

Nothing reported by the UK press about this story the worlds biggest story right now. www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-you-really-want-understand-how-powerful-big-pharma-is-cons...

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Dont miss your chance to see the *award-winning* Bus Regulation: The Musical at Platform Glasgow next Saturday 28 January!! 🪩🚍🎵🛼 Get your name on the Waiting List, as we plan to release more free tickets on Monday! Sign up here 👇
🎟️ platform-online.co.uk/whats-on/event/912

Don't miss your chance to see the *award-winning* Bus Regulation: The Musical at Platform Glasgow next Saturday 28 January!! 🪩🚍🎵🛼 Get your name on the Waiting List, as we plan to release more free tickets on Monday! Sign up here 👇
🎟️ platform-online.co.uk/whats-on/event/912
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I was well chuffed to receive one of the University of Dundees Public Engagement Awards for my work on the Bus Regulation: The Musical Trilogy in Greater Manchester, Strathclyde & Merseyside over the last few years 🥳🚍🪩 🛼 #DiscoveryDays23

I was well chuffed to receive one of the University of Dundee's Public Engagement Awards for my work on the Bus Regulation: The Musical Trilogy in Greater Manchester, Strathclyde & Merseyside over the last few years 🥳🚍🪩 🛼 #DiscoveryDays23 ... See MoreSee Less

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Da iawn ti. Well done you.

Well done Ellie!

Legend!!

Congratulations Ellie! Very well deserved, I am sure! 🥰xx

Huge congratulations Ellie! So we’ll deserved 🥳👍

Well done! 😁

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