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  • 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 ‘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)

  • Lectures
    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.

  • Lectures

    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). On 8 January 2017, she presented The Glasgow Effect: A talk by Ellie Harrison at Glasgow Film Theatre. In 2019, she was commissioned to develop Bus Regulation: The Musical for Manchester Art Gallery and her first book The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint was published by Luath Press. In 2020-21, her Early Warning Signs are installed at four ‘host venues‘ around the UK and her Vending Machine features in the 😹 LMAO exhibition exploring humour in data visualisation at the Open Data Institute in London.

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We must “reimagine, rebrand and relaunch” our public transport after Covid so that “it’s clean, affordable, cheap, quick, a joy to use” ✨🚍 🚇🚆💕 That's me in an interview by Dani Garavelli for today's The Sunday Post 👇 ... See MoreSee Less

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The New Normal: We must reimagine, rebrand and then relaunch after Covid. Our public transport must be a joy to use - The Sunday Post

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PlayBus Regulation: The Musical

Today my dream of Bus Regulation became a reality! 🥰 💕 After years of campaigning by Better Buses for Greater Manchester, the Mayor of Greater Manchester finally announced that he would stand up to the profiteering private bus companies, and commit to re-regulating the region's bus network to deliver an integrated and affordable service which puts passengers first 🚍🚇🚆 Why not celebrate this evening by watching the Musical? We did it ✊ #ActivismWorks ... See MoreSee Less

3 weeks ago
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Watch the announcement here: www.facebook.com/BetterBusesforGM/posts/5225150167526536

Important stuff

well done Ellie

Star! xxx

Thanks for all you did Ellie to make this happen! xxx

Read the news here! www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/live-andy-burnham-announces-decision...

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Join Free Our City this Thursday 25 March, 7pm for our public hearing on Glasgow City Council's public transport policy 🚍🚇🚆 I can't wait! Sign up here 👉 freebuses.eventbrite.co.uk ... See MoreSee Less

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Putting Free Buses Back on the Agenda

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4 weeks ago
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ScotRail re-nationalised! 🚆 What a massive win for our #makescotrailpublic campaign, launched back in 2014. We did it ✊ #ActivismWorks ... See MoreSee Less

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Public Ownership of Scotland’s Railway

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1 month ago
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Fabulous 🤩🤩🤩🤩

Fantastic! More power to you, Ellie.

Good work.

I was well chuffed to discover my book 'The Glasgow Effect' featuring at no.6 on Glasgow Times' list of "best Glasgow books" to read this World Book Day (UK & Ireland) 📚🥳 Copies are still available on special offer direct from the publisher Luath Press 👇luath.co.uk/productsg/the-glasgow-effect ... See MoreSee Less

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The best Glasgow books to read this World Book Day

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Read 'The Glasgow Effect' if you care about the city.

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