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Crossings by Luke Jerram

13th Jul 2024
Around The Lake Festival, Tilgate Park

Choose a story and row out into the water. Embark on an audio journey and be transported to another life and circumstance.

A white background with 6 colourful row boats. In the centre stands a white man wearing a black t-shirt. He is looking up at the camera and holding his arms open.

A logo that reads AROUND THE LAKE FESTIVAL in black capital letters. In the top left corner is an orange semi-circle shape. In the top right corner is a blue rectangle. In the bottom left corner is an orange triangle with a yellow squiggly line. In the bottom right corner is a pink square with a circle filled with black dots.

Crossings is a new installation artwork by world renowned artist Luke Jerram in collaboration with BBC Radio4 producer Julian May, which was commissioned by Compton Verney for its first presentation during summer 2022. It is presented in Crawley as part of Around The Lake Festival by Creative Playground.

The installation will take place on Tilgate Lake.

Crossings is a FREE event. Booking is not essential, but we recommend it to avoid disappointment. Book now for 13-17 July HERE.

Dates: Saturday 13 July – Wednesday 17 July

Duration: The installation is approximately 30 minutes plus 15 minutes for arrival and departure. Your experience will be a total of 45 minutes.

 

About Crossings

The installation consists of 9 rowing boats on the water. Each of the boats plays audio of stories from around the world.

In choosing a story and rowing out into the water for 30 minutes participants are taken on an audio journey, transported to another life and circumstance. The action of rowing and the live sounds this action creates, blends with the recorded audio, to help create a truly engaging and immersive experience.

The boats are decorated with imagery relating to the stories.

Symbolism of boats

Boats can be a form of transport, a vehicle to enable work, a method of escape, a tool of employment. They are a way of connecting people and places.  They can simply be an object of leisure. Boats are symbolic of journeying into the unknown and of the journey of life.

 

About Luke Jerram

Luke Jerram’s multidisciplinary practice involves the creation of sculptures, installations and live arts projects. Living in the UK but working internationally since 1997, Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the world. In 2023 alone, he had over 115 exhibitions in 27 different countries, visited by more than 3 million people.

As well as touring his installations, Luke’s artworks are in over 60 permanent collections around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Shanghai Museum of Glass and the Wellcome Collection in London.

Visit Luke Jerram’s website HERE

Crossings by Luke Jerram originally commissioned by Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park. Presented in Crawley by Creative Playground Crawley, supported by Crawley Borough Council.

Image credit: Matthew Keenan.