A Slice of Reality

A Slice of Reality is a work of modern art by Richard [Wilson (sculptor)|Richard Wilson] sitting by the Millennium Dome on the north-western bank of the Greenwich Peninsula. It consists of a sliced vertical section through the former 800-ton sand dredger Arco Trent and exposes portions of the former living quarters of the vessel to the elements. The ship had been built at Appledore Shipbuilders in Devon in 1971 and scrapped in Middlesbrough in 1999.
The work is one of the sculptures on The [Line (art trail)|The Line] art trail in East London. It was originally commissioned for the millennium "North Meadow Sculpture Project".