OUGD405 | Studio Brief 02 - Superlambanana Statistics

For this theme, I found statistics pretty difficult to find. I also became unsure about what defines a statistic. The line between statistic and fact became quite blurry for me but I knew that the statistics should contain some numerical form. Because I found the statistics quite difficult to find, I allowed myself to use the numbers of Superlambananas as a statistic (although I am still unsure as to whether this counts!).

Below are the statistics I gathered - 

1.In total the Go Superlambananas sold for a combined sum of £600,000 or approximately £7000-£8000 each.

2.The highest bid on the night was £25,000, paid by the Chairman of National Museums Liverpool for 'Mandy' Mandala Superlambanana

3.125 Gosuperlambanana Sculptures made for the Culture Capital Experience.

These required:

4 .30,000 Mosaic Tiles

5.80 sponsors

6.30 community groups

7.20 schools

8.110 artists

9.400 litres of paint

10.100 litres of varnish

11The original Superlambanana cost £35,000 to build.

12.During the Capital of Culture Experience the total visitor spend in Liverpool was in excess of £41 million.

13.The event spend was estimated to have supported 1,243 jobs.

14.68 Superlambananas went up for auction.

15.25% of the 2nd internet Auction proceeds went to charity.

Statistics relating to Go Penguins (A similar event in Liverpool)

16.The Go Penguins event attracted £4.5 million of media coverage.

17. 0.5 million visitors

18. It achieved an economic impact of £5m.

19. It featured more than 200 penguin sculptures.

20. It engaged 102 schools in a schools programme for Year of Environment sponsored by Home Bargains.

I did not plan to gather statistics about Go Penguins but time meant that it was easier for me to do so. The events are still related so I felt it was acceptable to use this illustration.