Kristina Scultpure.Photo: Courtesy of Laz Emporium
A realistic-looking sculpture recently caused quite a bit of confusion at a London art gallery.
Last month, police broke down the doors at Laz Emporium after seeing what they thought was “an unconscious woman slumped over a table in the locked-up gallery,” according to a news release from the Soho gallery.
The Metropolitan Police told PEOPLE in a statement that they received a call on the night of Nov. 25 about “concerns for the welfare of a person at a locked business.” As they noted, police have “a duty of care to respond when there are welfare concern(s).”
At the time police arrived, Lazarides said a gallery employee “had just locked up and gone upstairs to make a cup of tea.”
Speaking with Artnet News, the employee, Hannah Blakemore, said that police told her that “somebody reported that the woman herehas not been moving for the last two hours.”
Kristina.Courtesy of Laz Emporium
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Blakemore went on to tell the outlet that paramedics were also called in October while the sculpture was on display at a London fair.
“The work is to provoke and it’s definitely achieving that,” the employee remarked.
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Although not currently for sale, Artnet News reported that if that ever changed, the artwork would cost £18,000 (about $22,000).
When asked about what happened, Jenkins told Insider that while his hyper-realistic work had caused confusion before, he had never heard of something so drastic happening.
“I wondered if the police were going to pay for the door,” Jenkins told the outlet.
“Kristina” is currently on display at Laz Emporium through Dec. 24.
source: people.com
