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The granite ring represents unity and continuity whilst the wooden hands are symbolic of mankinds necessity to bond with the environment inorder to survive.
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:27, archived)
# ew!
i was going to say you should enter that one, but then thought better of it
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:28, archived)
# And the stickers?
What are the stickers for?
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:28, archived)
# Advertising
?
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:30, archived)
# Send that one to the Grauniad
and see if they print it.
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:28, archived)
# I fully intend to
although I think the arty explanation needs more work.
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:29, archived)
# Definitely.
Have a look in the Pseud's Corner section of Private Eye for inspiration.
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:31, archived)
# whatabout
The granite torus represents infinity and the inexorable Universe as revealed by modern physics. The untreated wood hands will quickly become weathered representing mortality, our tenuous grasp of truth and constancy, and fleeting moments of art and beauty.
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:40, archived)
# Ooh!
That's much better than what I've just come up with...

"this mixed media sculpture uses a large imposing granite ring to represent the enduring nature of its surroundings, continuity and unity. The wooden hands holding the ring represent the need for mankind to hold on to its environment whilst being sympathetic to it's natural roots."
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:46, archived)
# the first one
is a complete load of arty bollocks. Which in this case is a good thing.
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:49, archived)
# I think I'm going to go with
The cold, imposing granite torus represents infinity and the inexorable Universe as revealed by modern physics. The untreated wooden hands will quickly become weathered, representing mortality and the conflict between mankinds desire to impose his science on the environment and the need to preserve the past.
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:59, archived)
# who did the crayon one that went into the paper?
it was in the newsletter, that explanation was rather good.

was it CCC?
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:31, archived)
# it was BoyT
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:32, archived)
# yes, him too
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:40, archived)
# *WARNING! MAJOR KARMIC REALIGNMANT IN PROGRESS!*
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(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:28, archived)
# It was only a matter of time I suppose.
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:29, archived)
# OMG
The horror! When will it end?

(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:29, archived)
# Just popped in - what's all this plinth business?
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:29, archived)
# reeeeeeewwwwiiiinnnd!
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:30, archived)
# article in the guardian
they want a design for a thing to go on it
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:30, archived)
# plinth plinth
plinth plinth
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:35, archived)
# EEEEEVIL!
NO NO NO!
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:29, archived)
# Why is that statue holding a big polo?
Oh.
Oh, I see.
Your fukkin sick youfukkin sick bastrd
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:31, archived)
# ARGH!
Must... make... something... fluffy!
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:31, archived)
# kittens
(, Fri 1 Aug 2003, 15:49, archived)