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."