‘under the thumb to hide from the fingers’ by alex chinneck

 

 

 

 

produced by british artist alex chinneck in collaboration with marcelle joseph projects and master thatcher simon richards, ‘under the thumb to hide from the fingers’ is a 1.5 tonne, 17 foot-high inverted thatched roof. installed at a 10 degree angle,the water reed, steel and pine structure slowly moves in the wind. an internal engineered hub was built from laser cut and welded 6mm mild steel, supported on a weather vane. buried beneath the foundation lays a three tonne base of poured concrete, while a 6 metre x 60mm diameter solid steel bar runs through the centre of the structure.

 

 

17 foot high inverted thatched roof sculpturethe sculpture weighs 1.5 tonnes and stands 17 feet tall

 

 

17 foot high inverted thatched roof sculpturewater reed was used so that the sculpture doesn’t get eaten by birds

 

 

17 foot high inverted thatched roof sculptureunder the thumb to hide from the fingers

 

 

17 foot high inverted thatched roof sculptureunder the thumb to hide from the fingers

 

 

17 foot high inverted thatched roof sculpturethe rusted weathervane is water-cut from 10mm mild steel

 

 

17 foot high inverted thatched roof sculpturethe sub-framework is produced in mild steel and pine

 

 

17 foot high inverted thatched roof sculpturea cone template for laying the thatch

 

 

17 foot high inverted thatched roof sculptureunder the thumb to hide from the fingers

 

 

17 foot high inverted thatched roof sculptureunder the thumb to hide from the fingers

 

 

17 foot high inverted thatched roof sculpturewater reed

 

 

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