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Tanker

Tanker is the second component of a three part series describing the disastrous effects of ecological contamination.

This piece consists of a model oil-tanker made from soldered copper (modelled after the Prestige which sank off the coast of Spain in 2002) that floats inside a narrow black box filled with water and black oil.

Slowly the ship begins to sink into the oil, eventually up-ending and disappearing completely. After a couple of minutes, the ship reappears covered in black oil, re-floating and aligning itself in the center of the box.

John Dickson