Ride (Birmingham – York)
During the week beginning the 16th of September I will be cycling over 200 miles to York as part of my new project Ride (Birmingham – York), a commission by VINYL. (Related blog posts.)
As I cycle, I will transmit data back to a sculpture being exhibited in the foyer of Bournville College. In turn, this sculpture will change shape, colour and movement in response to the data in order to convey something of the effort being exerted on the other end.
The sculpture will be on show at the Bournville College campus in Longbridge [B31 2AJ] between the 16th and 21st of September.
Entrance is free, just introduce yourself at the front desk for a visitor’s pass.
Monday – Thursday 10:30am – 9:30pm
Friday 10:30am – 4:30pm
Saturday 10:30am – 12:30pm
Launch event:
To mark the beginning of the exhibition, there will be a launch event 10:30am-12:30pm at Bournville College on Saturday the 14th of September. Do join us for cake and a special preview of the the automaton that will be echoing Nikki’s journey to York.
On the morning of the launch event, Nikki will be cycling from Cannon Hill Park to the college campus at Longbridge. Data from this ride will be ‘played back’ via the sculpture during the launch event.
Support:
Ride (Birmingham – York) has been commissioned by VINYL and supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
In addition to this, the project would not have been possible without the generosity and support of many different people. In particular, I would like to thank:
- Jez Higgins and Mike Cummins for building the mobile app and database system that power the sculpture.
- Garmin Europe Ltd for the donation of a GPS device and mapping to use for navigation whilst on the ride.
- BikeRight! West Midlands for supporting the ride for the launch event.
- Bournville College for hosting the sculpture.
- Kim Wall for accompanying me on the ride to York, and all the many people in various cycling groups and fora who have one way or another helped me to do this.