Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Sphere (Mouse Skulls)




Alastair Mackie


Untitled (sphere), 2009

Mouse skulls, wood, glass.

40cm x 35cm x 35cm


"Having swallowed its prey whole, the owls digestive system will extract any nutrition. The indigestible parts are then regurgitated as a compressed pellet. From these the skulls are extracted and the sculpture is built."

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