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INSULAE [Of the Island] by Nye Thompson

Flying low over digitally rendered waves, Nye Thompson's video installation INSULAE [Of the Island] contemplates the impact of island geography on national identity in a perpetually looping virtual tour of the waters just off the British mainland. With the ocean as a metaphorical buffer between the UK and the rest of the world, we are taken on a lonely journey patrolling our borders.

This is one of our partner commissions from the Barbican, funded by Art 50 and organised by Lumen. It was shown at the Barbican Openfest:Art 50 festival from February to May 2019.

Photo of Nye Thompson by Nick Hynan, courtesy of BOM

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Insulae interview with Nye Thompson at the Barbican
Insulae trailer

Lumen Prize - Insulae of the Island

You can see more of Nye's work here

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