"Ghost Ship" is a new public art project by artist Chris Burden, commissioned by Locus+ in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. "Ghost Ship"involves the autonomous voyage of a boat from Fair Isle, Scotland, due south along the eastern shores of the British Isles to Newcastle. It will arrive on July 27 during the last leg of the Tall Ships Races 2005 as part of the 2005 Alive International Festival of the Rivers and the Sea. "Ghost Ship" is a traditional 28-foot Shetland sailing boat, a "Sixareen," hand built on Fair Isle by Ian Best and fitted with the technology and equipment to navigate by itself. The project makes reference to the regional heritage of boat building and recent cultural shifts toward new technology. It will be on public view until July 29. [LINK] Posted by Linda Frye Burnham