Photo: Pete Millson

The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site acted as the backdrop to the first in a series of arts events to celebrate the launch of the UK Cultural Olympiad this weekend.

Charlie Morrissey's stunning new work for the Universal Value commission was revealed to an audience entranced by the monumentality of the landscape and lulled to silence by the sound of the sea.

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Artist Charlie Morrissey has been commissioned by PVA MediaLab in partnership with the Jurassic Coast team to produce three site specific works in Dorset and Devon. The works will use the UNESCO World Heritage Site as a backdrop, stage and cinema screen to draw our attention to the global significance of the site, exploring its geology, natural history and environment.

The second and third pieces will be performed next spring, at Budleigh Salterton in Devon, and autumn, on the Isle of Purbeck, respectively.