IT'S BEYOND ME

This giant egg slicer has been bought for £63,000 by the National Galleries of Scotland and is the work of Mona Hatoum.

"Her style is characterised by forms and materials that evoke feelings of intimacy and familiarity while simultaneously suggesting the possibility of danger. In Slicer, Hatoum massively enlarges an egg slicer so it is the perfect fit, not for an egg, but for a child. The sculpture alludes to the fragility of the human body."

What a pretentious load of shite!

So, I understand from this that Mona visualised a child being sliced like a hard boiled egg? Or am I missing some kind of arty farty psychology here, that being a member of the lowly public I couldn't possibly begin to understand?

It looks like a bloody great egg slicer to me. The feelings it invokes in me are:

It wouldn't fit in my kitchen cupboard and where would I get an egg that big to fit and what the hell will I boil it in when I find it.

There again, I could put George Bush in it - now, that's a thought, or even the Pope.

If our Mona is thinking such strange thoughts perhaps she should seek help from the nearest trick cyclist

£63000?? Give me a break!

I did visit the famous "Pile of Bricks" at the Tate many years ago. Never let it be said that I won't give it a go in the flesh so to speak. It looked like a bloody great pile of bricks to me - arranged very neatly.

Kats