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Litter is an object of 1 or 2 balls of new-born mice babies. They are hairless with closed eyes. They are very foetus-like. Together, a mouses' babies is called a litter, Hence the title: "Litter", also means rubbish or garbage.
there will be loose, separate casts of single mouse babies, which can be scattered around the 'ball' which will look as if someone has scooped together a handful of these and compressed them into a rough 'ball'. the size will be of a big snowball, or a ball which one can quickly make in the hands, then it is easily read as a very casual act of cruelty. It also makes it more inviting to handle, (perhaps like a toy) with the loose ones making it seem more casual and also unfinished.
there will be 2 editions of 10 objects each. one edition is unpainted lead the other one is lead painted by Falconer. The lead alludes to the object's compression, and is perhaps a molecular equivalent for its intensity. It also makes one, with the unpainted version, aware of its toxicity. the painted one is lead and it adds 'weight' conceptually and sets up an interesting relationship between both editions, undermining their uniqueness further.
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