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Pink ribbon starts to make its way up Whiteladies Road today, Thursday June 12, 2025, starting from the Royal West of England Academy(Image: Paul Gillis\/Reach Plc)<\/p>\nIt’s part of an art installation by a familiar city artistPink ribbon starts to make its way up Whiteladies Road today, Thursday June 12, 2025, starting from the Royal West of England Academy(Image: Paul Gillis\/Reach Plc)<\/p>\n
A massive pink ribbon has appeared wrapped around and through a Grade II-listed building in Bristol.<\/p>\n
The fabric made 1,000 metres of magenta ribbon has taken over the Royal West of England Academy (RWA) Art Gallery<\/a> on Queens Road in Clifton as part of an art installation by internationally renowned Bristol artist Luke Jerram.<\/p>\n Luke is known for his Museum of the Moon, Gaia and Mars installations, as well as transforming Park Street into a giant slip n slide back in 2014<\/a>.<\/p>\n And his latest installation, which also enters through a window of the building and runs through the historic venue, is described as a ‘large-scale experimental drawing’, hoped to create connections between civic spaces by continuing onto neighbouring buildings, including the University of Bristol’s Beacon House.<\/p>\n It comes during what will be the ‘RWA’s Summer of Textiles’, a season of exhibitions and events that promise to be ‘bursting with colour, narratives and texture’.<\/p>\n The artwork, titled ‘Negotiated Space’, was installed on Tuesday and will alter its appearance with the changing wind and weather conditions.<\/p>\n Luke said: “RWA were looking for an art intervention, that would help celebrate and advertise their latest exhibition inside the building.<\/p>\n “This artwork is both a simple and sculptural intervention of the space outside the museum and an experimental three-dimensional drawing.<\/p>\n “It’s been great fun, developing this new experimental project with the team. We’re literally taking a line, for a walk!”<\/p>\n The ‘Summer of Textiles’ programme at the RWA includes ‘Soft Power: Lives Told Through Textile Art’, an exhibition curated by internationally-renowned textile art pioneers Professor Alice Kettle and Professor Lesley Millar MBE, which uses textiles as a form of portraiture.<\/p>\n More exhibitions are on the line-up of events, including Bristol Refugee Artists Collective \u2018Sharing Love<\/a>\u2019 featuring a co-created dress from Dorcas Dress Project charity (DDP), Handstiched Heritage<\/a>, a showcase of the work of Royal School of Needlework\u2019s Apprentice and Future Tutor Alumni, Summer After-Hours Event <\/a>with music from Diverse Artists Network and Connecting Threads<\/a> from the RWA\u2019s artists, the Academicians.<\/p>\n RWA director Ren Renwick said: \u201dConnecting with Luke to host this incredible piece of art celebrates great art from a fantastic Bristol artist and Academician.<\/p>\n “The RWA is all about presenting exceptional art that people can experience on their own terms.<\/p>\n “This is a joyful way to do that, while also shining a light on the RWA, a Grade II* Listed Art Gallery and one of the jewels in Bristol’s cultural crown, and the fantastic programme of exhibitions throughout this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-12-at-141945jpeg.jpg\")
The artwork is by Luke Jerram and sees 1000 metres of 20cm magenta ribbon wrap itself around and inside the RWA(Image: Paul Gillis\/Reach Plc)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_JS372248127.jpg\")
The art installation is called ‘Negotiated Space’ and is by Luke Jerram, internationally renowned Bristol artist(Image: Paul Gillis\/Reach Plc)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_JS372248114.jpg\")
The pink ribbon made a great contrast to a rainy Thursday afternoon (Image: Paul Gillis\/Reach Plc)<\/p>\n