Ars Electronica Festival · 2005
Message in a Bottle from Ramsgate to The Chatham Islands
by Layla Curtis
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2005
Layla Curtis's “Message in a Bottle from Ramsgate to The Chatham Islands” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2005, category Net Based Art.
On 25th May 2004, fifty bottles containing messages were released into the sea off the south east coast of England near Ramsgate Maritime Museum, Kent. The intended destination of the bottles is The Chatham Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
About Layla Curtis
Layla Curtis (UK) holds a MA Fine Art in sculpture from the Chelsea College of Art and a BA in painting from the Edinburgh College of Art. She has had solo exhibitions in Great Britain and in Japan and participated in several group exhibitions and projects in…
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