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Nowhereisland

by Alex Hartley, Claire Doherty

This work documents Nowhereisland, a micro-nation created from land found in the High Arctic and towed to the south-west of England for the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. It records the project's citizenship programme and the island's eventual dispersal.

Accession 11569 ISBN 9780993179839 Publisher Victoria Miro Gallery
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