Dead in the Garden

A work of art made out of a mannequin lying face down in a garden has provoked complaints in Chile. Passers-by have complained to the police about the 'body', next to the Metropolitana Art Gallery in Santiago. Many of them said the mannequin was too realistic and they found the sight of it distressing. Artist Juan Inca said: "Like most of our pieces, this one aims to generate fiction, people could think the mannequin is a drunk or a dead body. "We want the passers-by to see this image and to feel something related to the possibilities of this abandoned body." Irish Art