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This film by Kate Taunton documents the installation The Dream Director and the sleepover event by Luke Jerram which took place at Arnolfini on 21 July 2007
Luke Jerram (b. 1974) designs artworks that deliver an experience to unusual perceptual territories. In 2000 Jerram taught in war-torn Mostar, Bosnia and he continues to teach and lecture both in the UK and abroad. In 2006 he was presented a Drawing Inspiration Award for his workshops with young people.
Jerram's recent work includes Sky Orchestra that involves lifting people into the creative space on the edge of sleep using surround sound played from hot air balloons flown over a city at dawn. Sky Orchestra launched the Sydney Festival in January 2007, and was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Fierce Festival to fly over Stratford-upon-Avon for the Complete Works Festival, June 2006. Whilst Retinal Memory Volume a sculpture work using retinal after images
As well as the Clark Bursary, he has previously been awarded a NESTA fellowship and completed an AHRC Arts and Science Fellowship at UWE. He is currently the artist in residence at FACT, Liverpool for European Capital of Culture 2008 where he is developing a number of projects.
Art in Mind traces Luke Jerrams research and practice during the last ten years, focusing on his investigations and experiments into the creation of artwork for the edges of perception. Rather than a concise chronological history of his work, Art in Mind is an accessible discourse that through anecdote, observation and journal provides a fresh and intimate insight of the artist and his process. Unveiling his own dreams and visions in works such as Retinal Memory Volume and Sky Orchestra, the artist goes on to explore dream space itself as a territory for making art in the Dream Director.
For further on Luke and his work visit: lukejerram.com