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
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.

Exhibition

Mr Democracy

an international solo project by Oliver Walker.

The project was exhibited at The Royal Standard, an artist run space in Liverpool, from 19th September – 30th November 2008.

A container was hired for the project, and the vinyl lettering installed on the rear side.

The Royal Standard with Mr Democracy container3

Mr Democracy container1

Vinyl lettering (colour matched to the container) of the same size was installed on the stairwell inside the building, leading directly to the video installation on the first floor.

Mr Democracy outdoor sign

Mr Democracy indoor sign

Mr Democracy video installation1

Mr Democracy video installation2

Mr Democracy video installation3

At 10 weeks, the exhibition was relatively long. For the first 4 weeks, the container housed a flat screen monitor displaying a live google map showing the position of the ship carrying the container with the 1000 dolls inside. When the dolls arrived (after their short stay hosted by HMCE in Felixstowe), they were installed in this container.