Positive Spin - Artwork at River of Light Liverpool 2024 | VisitLiverpool

About Positive Spin

Positive Spin is a 5.5m high machine from the collective minds of artistic experience creators Invisible Wind Factory and illustrator Liz Harry that invites you to step up and receive a random fortune.

Inspired by a love of summers spent at beach front arcades it's part immersive experience and part spectacle, this brand new commission aims to share the importance of looking forward positively.

Artist

Lead Artist: Liz Harry

Produced by: Kazimer Productions at Invisible Wind Factory

Creative Design and Production: Michael Lill

Creative Tech and Fabrication: Venya Krutikov

Music and Sound: Emily Lansley

Structural Fabrication: Tor Design and Fabrication

Additional Animation: Gavin Wood

Location

Royal Albert Dock - back of Maritime Museum building

Sustainability information

The installation runs off mains power and some components have been recycled from previous projects, such as the neon cabling.

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