Mr Democracy

A written constitution for the UK (made in China)

Ship Tracking

Click on the image above to see route the ship carrying the 1000 dolls took from China to the UK. During the first 4 weeks of the exhibition, this map was displayed in a shipping container, showing the live position of the ship. The ship has now arrived in the UK, in Felixstowe, and the New Constitution was carried by road up to Liverpool on Tuesday 21st October 2008. Programming by Hamilton Gross.
Project diary – starts below
Project diary entries by month

Welcome to Mr Democracy, the story of a British artist who set off to get a written constitution for the UK made.
Understanding the changing balance of power in the world, and with a nod to Britain’s ‘democratic’ ventures across the world, he chose to get it written in China, and ship it back to the UK.
Read more under 'about' and in the many blog entries.

En route

Posted by mrdemocracy on 22,07,2008

My flight from Frankfurt (I live in Berlin) came into Beijing Terminal 3, just weeks after its inauguration. The roof is amazing, but the place is still…an airport. The Olympic welcomers were already there, but I didn’t think there’d be too many Olympians already arriving. Funnily enough, the security wasn’t as tight as in Frankfurt.

: Air China, Frankfurt – Beijing

: I never understand why people dislike airline food so much, I find it funny.

: Beijing’s new Terminal 3, Olympic ready

: Shot from aircraft over Hong Kong, including Kwai Chung Container base

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Mr Democracy

A written constitution for the UK (made in China)

Ship Tracking

Project diary – starts below

Project diary entries by month

En route

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