Luke Jerram creates sculptures, installations and public participation projects with specialist collaborators. Museum of the Moon and Gaia connect planetary imagery with host programming, while Play Me, I’m Yours invites people to make music in public places.
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What the project record tells us
Touring work and separately described museum editions; host-led programming.
A shared image with local programming
Museum of the Moon combines an illuminated lunar sphere with a surrounding sound work; the current project page credits Duncan Speakman and Sarah Anderson for its newly created composition. Hosts develop their own events beneath the installation, so the artwork can anchor a programme that reflects local science, music or cultural knowledge. The page also distinguishes museum editions in different sizes. A prospective host should establish which version is being discussed, then ask which community partners and activities would give that presentation a specific local purpose.
Which version and local programme would best serve the intended audience?
Big Art Partners planning prompt
2018 premiere; indoor rotation and host event programmes.
A globe can become a gathering place
Gaia premiered at Bluedot Festival in July 2018 through partnerships with the Natural Environment Research Council and the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres. Its project page describes a seven-metre Earth, a Dan Jones sound composition and slow rotation when shown indoors. Hosts have used the space beneath it for performances, environmental discussions and other gatherings. This history suggests a practical programming decision: should a proposed presentation privilege quiet viewing, scheduled discussion or performance, and how would those uses share the surrounding space?
How would quiet viewing, discussion and performance share the space?
Big Art Partners planning prompt
Public pianos across city settings; U.S. presentations in project archive.
Participation depends on a local setting
Play Me, I’m Yours began touring in 2008 and placed publicly playable pianos in streets, parks, markets and stations. Local artists and community groups decorated the instruments, adding a visual contribution to the musical invitation. The project archive records U.S. presentations including New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Mesa. For a public-space programme, this history is useful because participation is distributed across everyday locations. Which local partners would select welcoming sites, maintain the instruments and help quieter participants feel invited to take part?
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