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 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 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