You’ve probably guessed that this one is about redundancy. When I was 54 I was made redundant from my job in Media IT. Since then I have been unable to find another position. Given that the age for retirement will be 70 by the time I’m 65 I felt the need to vent my frustration through this sculpture. It depicts Atlas, now redundant by dint of the fact that he would be a considerable hazard to air and shipping routes. His muscles and joints are fused into the ricture that was required when he supported our world on his shoulders.
​He now crouches, somewhere in a god’s retirement home, eyed only occasionally by Marvel comics but otherwise forgotten by those who relied on him for their very existence.

As seen on Grayson’s Art Show – Channel 4

Sculpture Details:

Medium:	Stoneware
Size(cm):	W34.5 x H14.5 x D24
Weight(kg):	3
Guide Price:	£210