Become a citizen of Nowhereisland | new island nation

Nowhereisland, a new island nation from the Arctic is journeying around the coast of South West England this summer. A project of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad - you can become a citizen and help write the constitution.

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Nowhereisland is an island from the Arctic on a journey around the coast of South West England. As it made this epic journey, it travelled through international waters, whereupon it became the world's newest nation - Nowhereisland - with citizenship open to all.

Nowhereisland arrived in Weymouth on 25th July for the sailing events of the London 2012 Olympic Games as a visiting island nation, accompanied by its remarkable mobile Embassy, packed full of intriguing objects and fascinating information and hosted by the Nowhereisland Ambassadors. It will continue its journey, visiting other ports and harbours where it will be hosted by choirs, bands, citizen marches, a flotilla of surfers, gig rowers, sea shanty singers, swimmers and thousands of people on cliff tops, beaches, harbours and promenades.

Nowhereisland is an artwork by Alex Hartley and is produced by Bristol-based arts organisation Situations. It has caught the imagination of thousands of people across the world. Over 16,000 people from nearly 100 countries have already signed up to be citizens, contributing to the online constitution and responding to the year-long Resident Thinkers programme.

Video: Filmed by David Bickerstaff and Razaka Firmager. Edited by David Bickerstaff