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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."