Art in the Public Realm

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The Public Realm programme is a research tool that advocates for diverse visual arts practice within the public realm by providing a selected showcase of works and commissioned critical writing in order to inspire artists and commissioners and broaden the understanding of practice within the public realm.

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The Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction, 2008
Table Top Experiments (nominated by Anna Dumitriu)

As part of the Wellcome Trust's 'Big Draw' event, Antony Hall performed a series of chemistry experiments, including an electro-chemical reaction, creating a pulsating droplet of mercury.

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Urgent, Urgent, 2008
Looking for Love (nominated by Rob Lowe)

Rob Lowe has nominated 'Urgent Urgent' and 'Wind St', two short films by Naomi Leake shown as part of 'Looking for Love' at the Elysium Gallery, Swansea.

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Folkestonomy, 2008
Folkestonomy (nominated by Sarah Wang)

As part of the Folkestone Triennial, Public Works created a work that visualized the town's existing cultural networks and spaces, as well as new ones produced by and as part of the festival.

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Seizure, 2008
SEIZURE (nominated by Yasmin Canvin)

Artist Roger Hiorns has covered the walls and ceilings of a soon to be demolished flat near the Elephant and Castle in London with blue copper sulphate crystals.

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The Black Dog’s Progress, 2008
The Black Dog's Progress (nominated by Angela Kingston)

'The Black Dog's Progress', an animation for TV and the web by Stephen Irwin, is the first film selection for Public Realm.

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Leeds International Pool
Leeds International Pool (nominated by Hayley Harding)

Two temporary commissions at Leeds International Pool, examine the history and emotional connection that the people of Leeds have to the former iconic building.

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