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But is it art..? #2 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/10/2010
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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This is the second in a short series of art-themed puzzle caches. This one starts at the Ipswich Town Hall Galleries, that show an eclectic mix of exhibitions that are often worth a look.


Sculptors often plays tricks by creating pieces that initially look like familiar objects but are actually constructed out of other, unusual materials. For example, Gavin Turk’s Box 2002, where a cardboard box is actually made of bronze or Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog 1994–2000, where a balloon animal is recreated in sheet steel three metres tall.

Here is an example of such a piece. The artist has taken familiar three-dimensional items and re-created them using unusual materials. The difference between the materials is certainly arresting. Taken at face value art has the power to move and gives us a chance to pause and reflect on life. What do you make of it?

 

 

 

3D sculpture  

Paper dunce’s cap
Sheet steel

Cardboard pizza box
Cast in bronze

Wooden Monopoly ‘house’ piece
Molded foam rubber

Organic Orange half
Papier mâché

Cardboard Toblerone chocolate bar box
Painted plaster

Sugar Polo mint
Cast iron with white powder coating

 

(plinth—not part of the sculpture)

 

 

“Binder of muses
2010

To make things easier (!) you're only looking for the three decimal places of each coordinate...

52º 03.ABC North
01º 09.DEF East

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)