UK Parliament’s soot and secrets preserved in latex

A new work that draws upon the history and heritage of the Houses of Parliament opens to the public today (until 1 September; tickets must be booked in advance) only days after the UK voted to leave the European Union.The Ethics of Dust, a 50-metre-long translucent latex cast of an internal east wall inside Westminster Hall is by the Spanish artist, architect and conservationist Jorge Otero-Pailos. The work or skinwhich enshrines grime and soot from over the centuries hangs from the ceilin