The Floating Cinema

photos © SW

The Floating Cinema

A transformation of a disused canal boat into a Floating Cinema; a travelling host for film screenings that navigated the waterways of the five Olympic host boroughs during the summers of 2011-2012.

Client
Olympic Delivery Authority
Location
Hertford Union Canal & River Lea Navigation
Size
32 m2
Project dates
Design: February 2011 - June 2011 Fabrication: July 2011 - September 2011 Launch: May 2012
Services provided
Installation Concept and Developed Design (RIBA St 2-3)
Design team
  • Somewhere (Curator)

  • Up Projects (Public Art Agency)

  • Morph Structures (Structural Engineer)

  • Will Austin (Boat Refurbishment)

  • Peter Scully (Metal Fabricator)

  • Jill Tytherleigh (Pattern Illustrator)

  • Georgia Bosson (Textile Designer)

Project type
Object & Sculpture
Use type
Leisure & Recreation