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    This Is What Democracy Looks Like!

    We live in a liberal democracy, yet how much power do we really have to decide the direction of our country? “This Is What Democracy Looks Like!” gives you the opportunity to meet & greet your newly elected politicians at a roving roundtable discussion upon a bicycle built for seven. Hop on, decide on your direction and then travel together through the Olympic Park whilst discussing the issues that matter to you with the people in power.

  • Installations
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    The Redistribution of Wealth

    Installed in Tate Britain’s Historic Collection Room, this piece retells the history of UK government spending on the arts from the birth of the ‘Council for the Encouragement of Music & the Arts’ in 1940, right up to the present day climate of cutbacks.

  • Internet / Broadcasts

    Personal Political Broadcast

    For the third of 4 LIVE Broadcasts made over the course of a year (December 2010 – November 2011), Harrison explores the impact of political devolution on her own personal identity. Using a variety of regional accents, Harrison interprets the systems of government in use in Scotland, Wales and the wider UK, in order to make the case for electoral reform. (Duration: 14:38)

  • Installations

    A Brief History of Privatisation

    An installation in which the oscillations in UK public service policy over the last century are re-enacted by an inner circle of electric massage chairs under the seedy glow of red, and then blue, neon.

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    Transmission: Glasgow to London

    For the first of 4 LIVE Broadcasts made over the course of a year (December 2010 – November 2011), Harrison gives a rambling exploration of ethical compromise and political contradiction. Questioning how a person’s moral outlook and priorities may shift with age, she offers an insight into the life of a home-owning thirty-something in devolved Scotland. (Duration: 18:00)

  • Performance / Events

    The History of Revolution: Ellie Harrison’s Fireworks Display

    Conceived as the sister work to The History of Financial Crises, this performance spectacle is a one-woman attempt to re-enact a chronology of ‘the history of revolution’ over the course of the last 360 years via the medium of pyrotechnics.

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    General Election Drinking Game

    An endurance performance devised by Harrison to coincide with the 2010 UK general election. Four ‘players’ represented the main political parties – each attempting to drink one shot of lager for every seat in parliament their party won, live as the results came in throughout the night.
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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 2018 she was commissioned to develop The Elephant in the Room for Create London. In 2019 she is continuing to develop the Radical Renewable Art + Activism Fund project in Glasgow. 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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Early Warning Signs (2019)
CCA Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Early Warning Signs (2019)
CCA Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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The 2019 host venues for the four Early Warning Signs are: CCA Derry~Londonderry in Northern Ireland, Central Saint Martins in London, Creative Factory Middlesbrough and Kinning Park Complex in Glasgow. Check them out here: earlywarningsigns.ellieharrison.com/2019

The 2018 host venues for the four Early Warning Signs are: Solent Showcase in Southampton, UHArts in Hertfordshire, BOM in Birmingham and Democracy House at the Bruce Arms in Strachur. Check them out here: earlywarningsigns.ellieharrison.com/2018

The 2017 host venues for the four Early Warning Signs are: Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts and ONCA in Brighton, Deveron Projects in Huntly and ATLAS Arts in the Isle of Skye. Check them out here: earlywarningsigns.ellieharrison.com/2017

The 2016 host venues for the four Early Warning Signs are: QUAD - Derby, Arcola Theatre in London, Edinburgh Printmakers and Lodestone Creative. Check them out here: earlywarningsigns.ellieharrison.com/2016

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Early Warning Signs (2019)
Kinning Park Complex, Glasgow
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Early Warning Signs (2019)
Kinning Park Complex, Glasgow
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The 2019 host venues for the four Early Warning Signs are: CCA Derry~Londonderry in Northern Ireland, Central Saint Martins in London, Creative Factory Middlesbrough and Kinning Park Complex in Glasgow. Check them out here: earlywarningsigns.ellieharrison.com/2019

The 2018 host venues for the four Early Warning Signs are: Solent Showcase in Southampton, UHArts in Hertfordshire, BOM in Birmingham and Democracy House at the Bruce Arms in Strachur. Check them out here: earlywarningsigns.ellieharrison.com/2018

The 2017 host venues for the four Early Warning Signs are: Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts and ONCA in Brighton, Deveron Projects in Huntly and ATLAS Arts in the Isle of Skye. Check them out here: earlywarningsigns.ellieharrison.com/2017

The 2016 host venues for the four Early Warning Signs are: QUAD - Derby, Arcola Theatre in London, Edinburgh Printmakers and Lodestone Creative. Check them out here: earlywarningsigns.ellieharrison.com/2016

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PlayAssociation of British Commuters

It's time to talk about buses! I'm so excited to be part of this brilliant new documentary on UK #TransportJustice by my friends at the Association of British Commuters 🚌✊

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Want to know why I ❤️ public transport so much? Its where social, environmental & economic justice unite. Check out my presentation to Glasgow City Councils Wellbeing Committee demanding world-class public transport for everyone in our city. Watch online at ▶️ https://glasgow.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/390847/start_time/725000?force_language_code=en_GB

Want to know why I ❤️ public transport so much? It's where social, environmental & economic justice unite. Check out my presentation to Glasgow City Council's Wellbeing Committee demanding world-class public transport for everyone in our city. Watch online at ▶️ glasgow.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/390847/start_time/725000?force_language_code=... ... See MoreSee Less

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Get em telt !

Tomorrow! Please come and support our Get Glasgow Moving - Public Transport Rally at City Chambers at 1pm. Well be presenting our petition to Glasgow City Councils Wellbeing Committee to demand world-class public transport for our city 🚶‍♀️🚲🚌🚎🚃✊

Tomorrow! Please come and support our Get Glasgow Moving - Public Transport Rally at City Chambers at 1pm. We'll be presenting our petition to Glasgow City Council's Wellbeing Committee to demand world-class public transport for our city 🚶‍♀️🚲🚌🚎🚃✊ ... See MoreSee Less

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