Wednesday 23 November 2016

The GHost Formula at FACT

The GHost Formula, was Sarah Sparkes New commission for FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology), Liverpool. The work was created for the exhibition 'No Such Thing As Gravity' curated by Rob La Frenais.

No Such Thing As Gravity, FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) 11 November 2016 - 5 February 2017,  
FACT Gallery
88 Wood Street,
Liverpool,
L1 4DQ

Read more about the exhibition here


A multi media installation, the GHost Formula is a ghost research area, a visulaisation of  Sparkes' own research into ghosts as part of her project GHost. The GHost formula includes a central 'portal' - The GHost Tunnel, a reference library of ghost books from across disciplines, a collection ghost hunting equipment, The GHost Machine - a robot based on a neuroscience experiment, a website archiving Liverpool ghost stories and culture and various sculptural interventions.
Watch a short film about the GHost Formula here

The GHost Formula was supported with public funding by Arts Council England and by FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology)
Partner organisations were The Museum of Liverpool and Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre.

Links:
The GHost Formula at FACT
The GHost Formula at Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre

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