When I first heard about Nowhereisland, I thought it was the worst idea I had heard in a long time. After much discussion and scrutiny in my Cultural Management module at UCF, we all had a lot of questions and didn’t quite understand why anyone would want to tow an island from one place to another?
I thought there were some very good candidates for the south west Cultural Olyimpiad like Dance South West and Inside Out, so i was slightly miffed when they announced Nowherisland as once of the 12 projects for the Cultural Olympiad.
I now realise that this project is probably the best out of the 12, I understand now that they are not just trying to see if they can create a new nation, but create new policies and ideas about society as if we were starting again.
Alex Hartley is a british Artist who 'focuses on the contradictory relationship between built and natural environments' he is the founder of the project.
Although I realise now what they are trying to achieve my this project my scepticism at the beginning are still apparent, Alex Hartley originally talked about how the project would 'highlight issues such as climate change' but for me this seems ridiculous when they are going to be towing the island all the way from the Arctic using a barge which will use a huge amount of fuel. The project came about around the time of the Art Council England funding cuts, while they cut 30% of the funding they spent 500k on the Nowhereisland project, this seems ridiculous a ridiculous amount compared to how much money south west arts organisations get in funding.
I am genuinely exited about this project and cannot wait to visit the embassy when it is in Weymouth or Mevagissey, it will be interesting to see how it will be received in places in the southwest.
Alex Hartley is a british Artist who 'focuses on the contradictory relationship between built and natural environments' he is the founder of the project.
There are 'Resident Thinkers' of the project which are people from professors to farmers who have opinions about society and if Nowhereisland was going to be the start of a real nation how would they learn from our current and past nations to make Nowhereisland a better and sustainable place to live.
Although I realise now what they are trying to achieve my this project my scepticism at the beginning are still apparent, Alex Hartley originally talked about how the project would 'highlight issues such as climate change' but for me this seems ridiculous when they are going to be towing the island all the way from the Arctic using a barge which will use a huge amount of fuel. The project came about around the time of the Art Council England funding cuts, while they cut 30% of the funding they spent 500k on the Nowhereisland project, this seems ridiculous a ridiculous amount compared to how much money south west arts organisations get in funding.I am genuinely exited about this project and cannot wait to visit the embassy when it is in Weymouth or Mevagissey, it will be interesting to see how it will be received in places in the southwest.
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