Roger Hiorns, Seizure

London-based artist Roger Hiorns has furred up a derelict flat near Elephant & Castle with copper sulphate crystals for Seizure, Artangel's latest site-specific project.

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[UTubeisSHIT523441]

Its totally worthless piece of shit. Get a stone which has some nice nature carved-features and get it in the water-copper sulfur solution for some time and it will be more awesome than this utter-shit modern "artist" can create.

[L1ne3]

wonder what happens when an earthquake occurs =)

[rros0511]

Utter shite and nonsense ... see these phenomena in nature. Would an articfically created coral reef be worthwhile?

[piranha031091]

@howardchick09 I was talking about "sulphur oxydation": how could you oxidize a sulfate, SO4(2-) which is the most oxidized form of sulphur? (+VI state) And H2S, the stinky compound you're probably talking about, is the most reduced form! (-II)

Moreover, copper sulfate is far from being a truly dangerous compound! It gets irritating only if you stick your fingers in your eyes while they're covered with it. But large crystals seen here are more stable, they won't dissolve easily on your fingers.

[howardchick09]

@piranha031091 I just thought that since copper sulphate is an "irritants" they should know. When we made this same compound there was a distinct same of aloe vera or vinegar. All experiments have different results.

[piranha031091]

@howardchick09 You obviously know nothing to chemistry!

[siosi0]

burn it!! the apartment will burn in awesome looking green flames

[howardchick09]

They shouldn't touch that, he should have had a toxicity warning or something. It is absolutely beautiful though. I bet it stinks a bit with all the sulfur oxidation.

[web4camguy]

if you're going to use a video camera make sure you know what the heck you're doing. this video doesn't do justice to the artist's creation.

[stevenaball333]

Well done Roger, brilliant idea.