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title: "The Baptism"
url: "https://chinoridge.com/works/p/the-baptism"
updated: 2026-10-07
description: "Copper, vitreous enamel, mass-produced resin bug. 17 x 15 x 11cm 2012 After the revelation of 'The Messiah', I began destroying my former decorative objects by…"
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# The Baptism

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£4,800

Copper, vitreous enamel, mass-produced resin bug.

17 x 15 x 11cm

2012

After the revelation of 'The Messiah', I began destroying my former decorative objects by gluing mass-produced, worthless bugs on them, giving them brand new value as conceptual artworks.

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