''A Slice of Reality'' is a work of

modern art Modern art includes artistic work produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the styles and philosophies of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the tradit ...

by Richard Wilson sitting by (and commissioned for) the

Millennium Dome The Millennium Dome was the original name of the large dome-shaped building on the Greenwich Peninsula in South East (London sub region), South East London, England, which housed a major exhibition celebrating the beginning of the third millen ...

on the north-western bank of the

Greenwich Peninsula The Greenwich Peninsula is an area of Greenwich in South London, South East London, England. It is bounded on three sides by a loop of the River Thames, Thames, between the Isle of Dogs to the west and Silvertown to the east. To the south is the ...

. It consists of a sliced vertical section through the former 800-ton sand dredger ''Arco Trent'' and exposes portions of the former living quarters of the vessel to the elements (such as a visible pool table in the lower decks). The work is one of the sculptures on The Line art trail in East London. It was originally commissioned for the millennium "North Meadow Sculpture Project".

Gallery

These photographs were taken during Open House London 2015. cmglee_A_Slice_of_Reality_front.jpg, View from bow cmglee_A_Slice_of_Reality_side.jpg, View from starboard cmglee_A_Slice_of_Reality_top.jpg, The weather deck cmglee_A_Slice_of_Reality_bridge.jpg, The bridge cmglee_A_Slice_of_Reality_poop.jpg, The poop deck cmglee_A_Slice_of_Reality_pool.jpg, Accommodation deck

References

Public art in London Buildings and structures celebrating the third millennium 2000 sculptures Outdoor sculptures in London Ships in art {{art-stub