Weight: 2.5kg (the heavyweight champion of the collection)
Dimensions: 210mm × 480mm × 290mm (8.3″ × 18.9″ × 11.4″)
Materials: Decaying wooden bird box, wooden tree stump, orange peel, dried Blu-Tack, nails, screws, hot glue, and one noble cotton wool ball
Conceptual Framework: “NON” on left side, “ART” on right side—together forming the essential Terribleist statement
Functionality: Retains its capacity to house small birds, should any be brave enough to inhabit a work of art.
Wall Mounting: Includes convenient hanging hole, demonstrating practical consideration within conceptual framework.
Philosophical Statement: The “NON ART” text makes explicit the work’s relationship to traditional aesthetic categories.
Investment Analysis: Sculptural works typically outperform paintings in long-term appreciation, particularly those incorporating sustainable materials such as garden debris and orange peel. The explicit “NON ART” labelling paradoxically increases artistic legitimacy within contemporary art markets. Bird box functionality provides additional utility value rarely found in gallery pieces.
This fascinating sculptural piece recalls the gargoyles of Notre-Dame, though with considerably less architectural competence and spiritual significance. Constructed from a fallen bird box discovered in a garden, this work represents the Terribleist principle of resurrection through renovation—transforming garden debris into high art through sheer audacity.
The inclusion of orange peel and dried Blu-Tack suggests either inspired found-object assemblage or simply whatever materials were immediately available (this one). The musty garden odour adds olfactory authenticity to what might otherwise be merely a visual experience.
