This weekend, centre:mk have launched three exclusive, interactive, environmentally themed art installations as part of IF: Milton Keynes International Festival which will be running from 10th-30th July.
The installations have been created with the environment in mind, aligning with centre:mk’s commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2035.
Festival-revellers can enjoy the world premiere of Anna Berry’s ‘Breathing Room’, Yara + Davina’s ‘Arrivals + Departures’ and Luke Jerram’s ‘Gaia’.
Breathing Room, Queen’s Court.
Anna Berry’s world premiere of Breathing Room is a must-see during the festival. Commissioned by festival producers The Stables, the kinetic installation, which has been likened to a lung. The installation allows visitors to walk through its pulsing tunnel interior, which is lined with thousands of delicate cones that move and breathe. The installation's movement is generated by the mechanics of a sculptural exterior created from objects such as cogs, chains and bicycle parts.
Gaia, Middleton Hall.
Luke Jerram’s stunning replica of the earth, Gaia, will make its debut in Middleton Hall. Measuring seven metres in diameter and featuring 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface, the touring artwork can be seen along with sound compositions by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award-winner Dan Jones. Jerram’s ‘Museum of the Moon’ installation will also be displayed in the Park’s Trust Tree Cathedral at Newlands, making it the first time ever the two works have been exhibited in the same city in the UK.
Arrivals + Departures, City Square.
Yara + Davina’s Arrivals + Departures is an interactive artwork based on the lives of local people. Taking the well recognisable form of an arrivals and departures board, the artwork displays names of local people, submitted by the public, as a way of celebrating and commemorating a birth (an arrival) or a death (a departure). Visitors will also be able to contribute more names for the board in person to Festival Stewards, online and at Millton Keynes Central Library.
The installations will be in place until 30th July and are free to all the public.
