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Borrowed Time

By David Cotterrell 2006

David Cotterrell

Dimensions
700cm x 400cm x 1000cm

A live-size 3d projection of a steam train advances 10 metres toward the audience borne on a controlled volume of CO2. The transient, but automated and repeatable installation was exhibited in the ICA, London in 2002.
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Glass Towers

Foreign Body

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