{"id":1216,"date":"2024-08-12T15:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T15:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/?page_id=1216"},"modified":"2024-08-25T21:45:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T21:45:50","slug":"flight-as-it-feels-leo-mercer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/flight\/flight-as-it-feels-leo-mercer\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight Paths (Leo Mercer)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1216\" class=\"elementor elementor-1216\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8d0374 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8d0374\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff758c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fff758c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flight Paths (Leo Mercer)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea921b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea921b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cadaca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8cadaca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/files\/2024\/08\/flight-as-it-sounds-first-image-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1224\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/files\/2024\/08\/flight-as-it-sounds-first-image-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/files\/2024\/08\/flight-as-it-sounds-first-image-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/files\/2024\/08\/flight-as-it-sounds-first-image-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/files\/2024\/08\/flight-as-it-sounds-first-image-1440x720.png 1440w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/files\/2024\/08\/flight-as-it-sounds-first-image.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f01032 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f01032\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb7d140 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb7d140\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71eac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c71eac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artwork Description<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9bc07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e9bc07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How do you feel about flying? Do you dream of soaring with birds, do you feel the weight of guilt as you board a plane? Do you marvel at the technology that makes flight possible, does it feel like a luxury that feeds global inequalities? Do you cherish the moments of serene flight over clouds, do you worry about how air travel contributes to habitat loss and pollution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da0b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1da0b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artist Statement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af0398 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9af0398\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d8c99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8d8c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Flight Paths<\/strong>\u00a0is a new work commissioned by Lancaster Arts in partnership with Art Beats international festival. Through an open process, we invited artists to submit projects exploring different aspects of Lancaster Arts\u2019 annual theme for 2024, Flight. 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d43e1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d43e1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb554c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcb554c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leo Mercer is a writer and composer, exploring themes of technology using multi-disciplinary art forms. He creates music theatre, outdoor projections, VR experiences and sound installations, with a leaning to themes of pop culture (<i>The Marriage of Kim <\/i>K; <i>Pop Art<\/i>), modern love (<i>GUY; Double Life VR<\/i>) and life with modern technology (<i>The VR Diary of Attica Lehane; The Coffee Shop Musical<\/i>). Other installations include &#8216;the wind as it rushes through the turbine&#8217; (Lancaster Arts, 2020) and &#8216;they were people first&#8217; (Light Up Lancaster, 2023). He also runs the music theatre company\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leoandhyde.com\/\">leo&amp;hyde<\/a><\/p><p><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Leo studied at the University of Manchester and University of Oxford. Since then, his work has been performed nationwide, including commissions from the National Theatre and The Lowry.\u00a0Outside of musical theatre, he works as a freelancer in VR. He was creative producer for the <\/span><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BZoXqdEc3cA Click to follow link.\" href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBZoXqdEc3cA&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cy.k.ng3%40lancaster.ac.uk%7C1026e5e447454ac35cd608dcbae114cb%7C9c9bcd11977a4e9ca9a0bc734090164a%7C0%7C0%7C638590723084410171%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cOnVNGbea4%2BSlidgGE1N60kph7HGX%2Fp3YXGDQdFIK7k%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ogsc=\"\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">2121 Museum of Plastic<\/span><\/a><span data-ogsc=\"black\"> for COP26, which was nominated for a Social Innovation award at the International VR Awards 2022.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\/*! elementor &#8211; v3.23.0 &#8211; 05-08-2024 *\/ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]&gt;a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} Flight Paths (Leo Mercer) \/*! elementor &#8211; v3.23.0 &#8211; 05-08-2024 *\/ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=&#8221;.svg&#8221;]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Artwork Description How do you feel about flying? 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