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Books Art in Mind: An Artist's Journey Exploring the Edges of Perception | ||
Brilliant ideas luke jerram
Luke Jerram (born 1974) is a Bristol-based installation artist. He creates sculptures, large installations, and live arts projects.
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- Brilliant ideas luke jerram
- Play me i m yours luke jerram
- Early life and education
- Career
- Personal
- Selected works
- Selected awards
- Residencies
- References
He has travelled to extreme locations to develop ideas for his art, from Lapland forests to the sand dunes of the Sahara desert, resulting in works such as 'Sky Orchestra' and his glass virus sculptures. Art in Mind is book describing some of Jerram's journeys published by the Watershed in 2008.
Play me i m yours luke jerram
Early life and education
Jerram grew up in Stroud, and graduated from Cardiff School of Art in 1997.
Career
Jerram began creating art installations professionally in 1997.
In 2001 Jerram was awarded a three year NESTA Fellowship. The Sky Orchestra was designed during this research period: Seven hot air balloons flew over a city at dawn, delivering music to the public from the sky. In 2006 the work was commissioned by the Royal Shakepeare Company and Fierce! Festival to fly over Stratford-Upon-Avon for the Complete Works Festival. In 2007, Sky Orchestra launched the Sydney Festival.
Working with virologist Andrew Davidson of the University of Bristol and a team of specialist glassblowers, Jerram created a series of microbiological glass sculptures which are in numerous private collections around the globe and on permanent display at the Wellcome Collection, London and in Bristol City Museum. In 2007 Jerram won an ‘Institute for Medical Imaging Award’ for his Glass Microbiology.
In 2008, Jerram's 'Play Me, I'm Yours' exhibit began travelling from city to city. More than 1300 pianos have been placed in public places in 46 cities around the world, including New York, Brazil and Barcelona. Located in public parks, train stations, markets and even on bridges and ferries, the pianos are available for any member of the public to play and enjoy.
Jerram has exhibited in a number of international arts festivals, galleries and events, including at Sydney Festival, Wellcome Collection, London (2010), Heller Gallery, NYC (2010), San Jose Biennale (2010), FACT, Liverpool (2009), ICA, London (2009), Sydney Festival (2009), Smithfield Gallery, London (2009), Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2009), Fierce! Festival, Birmingham (2008), and Arnolfini, Bristol (2007).
Working with the ISVR (Institute of Sound and Vibration Research), University of Southampton, was Jerram awarded an £225K grant from EPSRC to design, build and tour his artwork ‘Aeolus’, an acoustic pavilion that resonates and sings with the wind. Jerram became a research fellow within the department. With a major grant from ACE and EPSRC, Aeolus was fabricated in 2011 and toured the UK in 2012.
Jerram also works as a creative consultant. His clients include the With de Witte Festival in Rotterdam, Polish Cultural Institute, London and the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford.
Personal
Jerram lives in Bristol with his wife and two children. He is colour blind.