Grimsby Minster showcases virtual fish tank for art project

Grimsby residents got a sense of the scale of what's to come at a secret, guerrilla launch of the event in February

Grimsby residents have been invited to view aquatic artworks that will transform buildings in the town.

Residents got creative after they were asked to contribute to a hi-tech giant moving shoal of fish.

Eventually their work will be digitally projected onto buildings in the town to celebrate its fishing history.

A preview of the #MyFishGY Virtual Sea artwork has been installed at Grimsby Minster, which has been transformed into an art gallery for the occasion.

Artistic director Sean Canning said everyone with a link to Grimsby was invited to draw an image of a fish which would be added to the film.

People who contributed to a large-scale community art project in Grimsby are set to see their work inside Grimsby Minster

The project began in February, with the first fish designed by a group of Grimsby Institute art students.

Mr Canning said: "Since February, we've been holding creative workshops encouraging everyone young and old, arty and not-arty, enthusiastic and those who are more reserved to add to the shoal.

"At the pop-up tank in Grimsby Minster, we want everyone who's already participated to come down and find their fish."

Stadium show techniques will be used when the work is projected onto buildings in Grimsby next year, organisers say

State-of-the art projection mapping techniques similar to those used in stadium shows are set to project the artwork onto buildings in the town during the February 2023 school half-term holidays.

Organisers said it would be the first time technology has been used like this for a large-scale community collaboration project.

In the meantime, those who contributed work to the project can see the results at Grimsby Minster, with the work on display until Saturday 29 October.