First Breath

First Breath is a new artwork commissioned by Manchester’s newest venue Factory International.

Each evening from 1-29 January 2023 between 5pm – 10pm, First Breath will cast powerful beams of light up into the clouds to celebrate new life. The lights* will gently pulse to represent the first breaths of babies born that day in Greater Manchester. Audiences are able to get up close to the artwork, walking in and around the lighting, as well as witnessing it from vantage points across the city.

Free to attend. No booking required.

Oil Fountain

Oil Fountain is a new artwork just completed to make us think about how oil has built contemporary society and how we need to quickly move away from this dependency. The artwork is also a venue and meeting place for experts to come together to discuss ways out of the climate crisis. Find out more here.

Floating Earth heading to London

Co-commissioned by Light Night Wigan and Quays Culture in Salford, the giant 10m diameter Floating Earth will next be presented in Canary Wharf London for the Winter Lights Festival.  The installation is presented with a surround sound composition by Dan Jones. Read more about the artwork here. 

 

Crossings

Crossings is a new installation artwork by Luke Jerram in collaboration with BBC Radio4 producer Julian May, which was commissioned by Compton Verney for presentation during summer 2022.

The installation consisted of 9 rowing boats on the lake at Compton Verney. Each of the boats played audio of stories from around the world. In choosing a story and rowing out into the lake for 30 minutes participants were taken on an audio journey, transported to another life and circumstance.

The artwork will now tour to other venues to be presented in lakes, canals and docklands across the UK. Contact us if your organisation is interested in presenting this artwork.

 

Clothed with Protection

Clothed with Protection is a new arts project by Luke Jerram in collaboration with Dr Chrissie Jones, funded by the IMPRINT Network.

Commissioning 10 fashion designers in Kampala, Uganda we are creating an exhibition of clothing that promotes vaccination in pregnant women across Africa. We aim to spread the message that vaccination protects both mother and baby. “Vaccination clothes you and your baby with protection”. Find out more here.

Gaia on Tour

Gaia is now on tour to multiple venues around the world. The artwork was recently presented in Hull Minster with trees supplied by the Woodland Trust, which are being planted across the city afterwards as a legacy. Before this the artwork was was at Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral for River Festival Liverpool and had over 200,000 visitors in just one month!

 

The slowly turning sculpture is presented with a specially made surround sound composition by BAFTA award winning Composer Dan Jones. The artwork also acts as a venue for related events to take place beneath the Earth.

Find out more here