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LIVERPOOL-BASED ARTIST ILLUSTRATOR AND DESIGNER CHARLOTTE WEATHERSTONE WAS ONE OF FIVE ARTISTS COMMISSIONED TO CREATE WORKS FOR THE RECENT VENT! LIVERPOOL AIR QUALITY FESTIVAL IN THE CITY THE FESTIVAL WHICH WAS MANAGED BY CITY CENTRE AND WATERFRONT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ENGAGE CIC MAY HAVE COME TO AN END EARLIER THIS MONTH BUT CHARLOTTE’S LARGE-SCALE WALL INSTALLATION LIVES ON – IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE! EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON DISPLAY IN THE BALTIC TRIANGLE FOR AT LEAST A YEAR THE ARTWORK NAMED ‘IRIS’ INCORPORATES LIVING MATERIALS WHICH WILL DETECT AIR POLLUTION AND CHANGE OVER TIME CHARLOTTE TALKS TO YOUR MOVE ABOUT THE MAKING Above: main caption; Left: drawing caption OF THE PIECE AND THE INSPIRATION BEHIND IT
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