A Pound of Flesh for 50p

A Pound of Flesh for 50p
Artist Alex Chinneck
Year 2014
Type Sculpture
Material Paraffin wax
Subject House
Location London, United Kingdom
URL alexchinneck.com/project/a-pound-of-flesh-for-50p/

A Pound of Flesh for 50p, stylized as A pound of flesh for 50p and 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Alex Chinneck – A Pound of Flesh for 50p (The Melting House)". Merge Festival. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Alleyne, Allyssia (25 November 2014). "Strange case of the melting house: Alex Chinneck's mind-bending buildings". CNN. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

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