Owl Project present FLOW at AV Festival 10

The north east winners of Artists taking the lead, one of the major projects for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, will introduce their winning project FLOW this weekend as part of AV Festival 10.

The north east winners of Artists taking the lead, one of the major projects for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, will introduce their winning project FLOW this weekend as part of AV Festival 10.

FLOW, an environmentally sustainable floating waterwheel for the River Tyne, which responds to changes in the river, including temperature, speed and salinity, will be introduced at the Tyneside Cinema on Saturday 13 March from 10.30-11.30am by Simon Blackmore from artists’ collective, Owl Project and Nicky Kirk from project partners Amenity Space.

The launch of FLOW is part of AV Festival 10, the north east based international festival of electronic arts. Ten days of visual art, music and moving image are inspired by the theme of energy and its power to transform, renew and destroy. The festival includes 15 world premieres, 24 exhibitions, 20 performances, 10 screenings, three symposia and a special Festival café; by over 100 artists working with live electricity, blocks of dry ice, carillon bells, underwater sound, recycled film footage and much more.

Owl Project and Ed Carter were selected as the north east winner of a £500,000 commission for Artists taking the lead, one of 12 commissions that will be realised across the UK over the next three years, each inspired by their location and celebrating the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The talk will take place on Saturday 13 March, 10.30-11.30am at the Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle. The talk is free, but booking is required at www.avfestival.co.uk