A Slice of Reality
A Slice of Reality is a work of modern art by Richard Wilson sitting by the Millennium Dome on the north-western bank of the Greenwich Peninsula. It consists of a 9-metre sliced vertical section through the former 800-ton 60-metre sand dredger Arco Trent and exposes portions of the former living quarters of the vessel to the elements.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: installation
- Description: sculpture by Richard Wilson
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The O2 Arena and Blackwall DLR station.
The O2 Arena
Theater building
Photo: Heuschrecke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The O2 Arena, commonly known as The O2, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment district on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London, England. The O2 Arena is situated 900 feet southeast of A Slice of Reality.
Blackwall DLR station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Blackwall is a Docklands Light Railway station in Blackwall, London, England. It is located very close to the northern entrance to the Blackwall road tunnel under the River Thames. Blackwall DLR station is situated 2,100 feet northwest of A Slice of Reality.
East India DLR station
Railway station
Photo: Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East India is a station on Docklands Light Railway in Blackwall, east London. It takes its name from the nearby former East India Docks of the Port of London, where ships trading with the Indian subcontinent used to dock. East India DLR station is situated 2,000 feet north of A Slice of Reality.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Providence Wharf and Blackwall Yard.
New Providence Wharf
Neighborhood
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The New Providence Wharf is a residential development in the Blackwall district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, at the north end of the Blackwall Tunnel.
Blackwall Yard
Locality
Blackwall Yard is a small body of water that used to be a shipyard on the River Thames in Blackwall, engaged in ship building and later ship repairs for over 350 years. The yard closed in 1987.
Blackwall
Suburb
Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Blackwall is an area of Poplar, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London. The neighbourhood includes Leamouth and the Coldharbour conservation area.
A Slice of Reality
- Categories: sculpture, installation artwork, and tourism
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50416° or 51° 30′ 15″ northLongitude
-0.00027° or 0° 0′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C3XGX3X+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 889237767OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=installationWikidata ID
Q16001268
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“A Slice of Reality” goes by many names.
- French: “A Slice of Reality”
- Portuguese: “Um Pedaço da Realidade”
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