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A Slice of Reality
Artist	Richard Wilson
Year	2000 (2000)
Medium	Ship
Dimensions	9 m (30 ft)
Location	London
Coordinates	51°30′15″N 0°00′01″W / 51.504147°N 0.0003°W / 51.504147; -0.0003

A Slice of Reality is a work of modern art by Richard Wilson sitting by (and commissioned for) the Millennium Dome on the north-western bank of the Greenwich Peninsula. It consists of a 9-metre (30 ft) sliced vertical section through the former 800-ton 60-metre (200 ft) sand dredger Arco Trent and exposes portions of the former living quarters of the vessel to the elements (such as a visible pool table in the lower decks).

The work is one of the sculptures on The Line art trail in East London. It was originally commissioned for the millennium "North Meadow Sculpture Project".

Gallery

These photographs were taken during Open House London 2015.

• View from bow
• View from starboard

• The weather deck
• The bridge
• The poop deck
• Accommodation deck

References

1. 15% remaining of 60 m: "Arco Trent – Trailing suction hopper dredgers – Equipment". Dredging Database. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
2. "A Slice of Reality – IMO 7112383 – ShipSpotting.com – Ship Photos and Ship Tracker". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
3. "Richard Wilson – A Slice of Reality". Retrieved 8 May 2011.
4. Mitchell, Bill; David Hornsby; Ken Bottoms (Summer 2010). "Solent Aggregate Dredgers" (PDF). Black Jack (155): 4. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
5. "Richard Wilson". The Line. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

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