STAGE 1: Mirrored Head Sculpture

One of the first projects I completed during the foundation was based on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square. We had to design and make a sculpture that would sit on the plinth. I chose to make a large head which would look down over the plinth and tower over the onlookers, with an almost aggressive nature.
I firstly made the frame of the face using wire, which had wire hoops going both horizontally and vertically. They were attached using bits of wire, which created a barbed effect adding to the heads aggressive nature.

I wanted to add a 'skin' to the head made of shards. I tried out various materials and I eventually used a mirrored plastic, which I painted red on the inside. This was so the outside had a skewered, sharp outside with a red, bloody interior. I used a drennel to drill holes into the shards and used wire to attach them to the head.

Back of plastic painted red

'Shards' attached to wire base

I left the back of the head uncovered so the red inside could still be visible. The rest of the face was completely covered in these mirrored pieces; this is the final outcome.