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