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Penguins

Michelle Reader

Dimensions
Various (life size)

Recycled sculptures of penguins, made from reclaimed materials and found objects. Created for London Zoo, where Michelle ran workshops over the Christmas period making recycled penguins with children.

Michelle Reader

Michelle Reader

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Wings feature strings tied to the feet which control the articulation as you walk, via a series of pulleys.

Mechanical Wings

Recycled sculpture. One of two large kinetic sculptures produced during 'Art of Waste', a Year of the Artist residency. A makeshift studio was set up in a shipping container at Freeman's Common Community Recycling Centre, and the sculptures were made from objects sourced from the household waste available at the site.

Art of Waste

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

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