Sculpture

This work was made in 2005, shortly after the terrorist bombings that same year. It is an exact replica of the anti-terrorist barriers that are used to protect buildings in London from bomb attacks.

The brief for this group show in Wedding, Berlin was to make work about the process of making work and to include peg board as one of your materials. It was an intriguing invitation, especially for a process-orientated artist.

So often, I have preferred the mould to the final work. This was a chance to revel in making a dysfunctional mould, one that didn’t need to pretend to be heading towards the great reveal, when the perfect object is freed from its clumsy plaster shell.

‘Pedigree’ vibrated – although quivered is a better word, since it’s a dog.

The work was based on a French Bulldog. I worry about misshapen dogs – especially brachycephalic breeds (no snout). They look like unwilling participants in a dog fancy-dress competition. They can’t know that they have no nose, short legs, or orange hair simply because someone bred them that way.

An igloo made from Themroc 100mm insulation board. The heated floor in the gallery meant that this was cosy inside – for those who could get through the door (small children).

Calculating the 3 dimensions of each block is not so straightforward. The traditional snow blocks can be rough cut and then the excess scraped away for a snug fit. Also, the inside layer of a snow igloo melts and then forms ice to hold the structure together. Greg made the calculations and cut the blocks – hence the title of the piece.

The object in the background is a cast of a cast of a horse.