Ellie Harrison
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Ellie Harrison is a British artist famed for her use of large quantities of data, collected through labour intensive games, trials, systems and experiments.
In 2005–2006 Harrison curated Day-to-Day Data, a group exhibition of 'artists who collect list, database and absurdly analyse the data of everyday life'. The exhibition toured to Danielle Arnaud contemporary art in London, Aspex Gallery in Portsmouth and Angel Row Gallery in Nottingham. It was accompanied by a publication, a web-based exhibition and a Symposium which took place at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
(ICA) in London on 18 March 2006.
A typical work by Ellie Harrison is Eat 22 for which she photographed everything she ate for a year. Other large scale documentational projects include Gold Card Adventures for which she calculated the total distance she travelled on London Transport in a year (9,236 kilometres) and the Daily Quantification Records for which she collected data about 14 different elements of her everyday life each day throughout 2003.
Harrison was born in Ealing
in West London in 1979. She studied Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University
between 1998–2001, at Goldsmiths College
from 2002–2003, and then at Glasgow School of Art
from 2008-2010 where she completed a Leverhulme Scholarship on the Master of Fine Art programme.
In 2005–2006 Harrison curated Day-to-Day Data, a group exhibition of 'artists who collect list, database and absurdly analyse the data of everyday life'. The exhibition toured to Danielle Arnaud contemporary art in London, Aspex Gallery in Portsmouth and Angel Row Gallery in Nottingham. It was accompanied by a publication, a web-based exhibition and a Symposium which took place at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...
(ICA) in London on 18 March 2006.
A typical work by Ellie Harrison is Eat 22 for which she photographed everything she ate for a year. Other large scale documentational projects include Gold Card Adventures for which she calculated the total distance she travelled on London Transport in a year (9,236 kilometres) and the Daily Quantification Records for which she collected data about 14 different elements of her everyday life each day throughout 2003.
Harrison was born in Ealing
Ealing
Ealing is a suburban area of west London, England and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Ealing. It is located west of Charing Cross and around from the City of London. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically a rural village...
in West London in 1979. She studied Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University is a public teaching and research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as a new university in 1992 from the existing Trent Polytechnic , however it can trace its roots back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design...
between 1998–2001, at Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom which specialises in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute...
from 2002–2003, and then at Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow School of Art is one of only two independent art schools in Scotland, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow.-History:It was founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Government School of Design. In 1853, it changed its name to The Glasgow School of Art. Initially it was located at 12 Ingram...
from 2008-2010 where she completed a Leverhulme Scholarship on the Master of Fine Art programme.