A Pound of Flesh for 50p
| Artist | Alex Chinneck |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Material | Paraffin wax |
| Subject | House |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Website |
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A Pound of Flesh for 50p, also known as Melting House, was a temporary outdoor sculpture by artist Alex Chinneck, located in London, United Kingdom. Part of the city's Merge Festival, the two-story house sculpture was constructed from 8,000 paraffin wax bricks and it was designed to melt with assistance from a heating apparatus.[1] It was displayed from September 26 to November 18 at 40 Southwark Street, SE1 9HP.[2] The sculpture was then destroyed.[3]
References
- ↑ Weingus, Leigh (30 October 2014). "This Creepy Wax House Is Slowly Melting to the Ground in the Middle of London". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ "Alex Chinneck – A Pound of Flesh for 50p (The Melting House)". Merge Festival. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ Alleyne, Allyssia (25 November 2014). "Strange case of the melting house: Alex Chinneck's mind-bending buildings". CNN. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
External links
- A Pound of Flesh for 50p (The Melting House), 40 Southwark Street – exhibition review by Robert Bevan (28 October 2014), London Evening Standard
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