It was placed outside of Garrison Elementary School as part of The Wax Monument Series by Virginia-based artist Sandy Williams IV. The replica is more than just a wax statue - it is also a candle. And this is not the first time it had issues with melting. The statue was installed at the same location last September, but the first version of the wax monument included over 100 wicks that were prematurely lit, melting a significant portion of the art installation ahead of its dedication ceremony.
If you look up her website, she likes the concept of destroying art:
By circulating and melting these miniature wax versions of famous monuments, people are given agency over these forms that are normally (legally) untouchable.
I wonder if the BBC reporter was genuinely surprised. The concept seems to owe something to voodoo.
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What? the word "transgressive" was not prominent?
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