The Sound of Breaking Glass The Prowler Project Space was housed in what was once a Victorian brothel, then run as a gay and lesbian lifestyle/ erotic store. The company’s director, Simon Topham, wanted the site's dramatic marble columned, domed ceiling room (which he had restored) to be used as a project space. In earlier times, women were placed on display for lusty male Victorian consumers in the grand room. The Sound of Glass Breaking had to be approached by passing through the store’s merchandise. Sangre de Toros featured two blood red, hand blown, testicular sized, lead crystal orbs suspended in the centre of the room at the height of my testicles. The lights were gelled red as were the windows. Other works shown included William’s Voice and Narcissus, in an underground gallery that used to house a Victorian plunge pool and steam room. William’s Voice alludes to William S. Burroughs’ seminal work Naked Lunch (1959), where the main character, William Lee, a writer/secret agent uses many drugs to finish his novel/accomplish his missions. He hallucinates that his typewriter has turned into a talking bug whose mouth resembles a giant anus, and demands that Lee massage drugs into its sphincter in order to type. William’s Voice comprises a small oil can marked with its brand name - Singer, and underneath where one would traditionally place the thumb to press the base – releasing drops of oil, is a photograph of an anus encased in plastic. Narcissus comprised a single photograph of my eye mounted onto a lady’s compact reflecting itself.
Page 141: Sangre de Torros, 2 red glass orbs, red light, monofilament, dimensions variable, 2003, at the Prowler Project Space, London Glass hot/cold work: Anthony Harris Page 142: Sangre de Torros, photograph on canvas, 6 x 4 feet, 2003 Page 143: William’s Voice, laminated photo, antique oil can, 2(d) x 2.75(h) inches, 2003, top and bottom views Page 144: Narcissus, photograph, compact, 6 x 3 x 4 inches, 2003 140