227 Grains, 2012
lead statue with musket ball hole
111 x 25 x 51 cm
227 Grains, 2012
(detail showing found statue of Mercury with finger sawn off)
227 Grains, 2012,
musket ball cast from removed finger
227 Grains, 2012,
musket ball fired through statue by marksman
227 Grains, 2012
(detail showing projectile entry hole)
227 grains is the weight of this musket ball, cast from the statue’s finger by a muzzle loading weapon specialist.
I am indebted to their knowledge of single shot black powder rifles, and grateful for their precision and time dedicated to this project.