| A Slice of Reality | |
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| Artist | Richard Wilson |
| Year | 2000 (2000) |
| Medium | Ship |
| Dimensions | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Location | London |
| Coordinates | 51°30′15″N0°00′01″W / 51.504147°N 0.0003°W /51.504147; -0.0003 |
A Slice of Reality is a work ofmodern art byRichard Wilson sitting by (and commissioned for) theMillennium Dome on the north-western bank of theGreenwich Peninsula.[1] It consists of a 9-metre (30 ft)[2] sliced vertical section through the former 800-ton[3] 60-metre (200 ft) sanddredgerArco 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).[4][5] The ship had been built atAppledore Shipbuilders in Devon in 1971 and scrapped inMiddlesbrough in 1999.[6]
The work is one of the sculptures onThe Line art trail in East London. It was originally commissioned for the millennium "North Meadow Sculpture Project".[7]
These photographs were taken duringOpen House London 2015.
