...it is exquisite timing on the part of the creative agency Artangel to open its latest commission, The Ethics of Dust, in Westminster Hall, striking a chord of memory that makes its walls speak of the past. – Robert Hewison, Apollo Magazine

★★★★★ the Guardian

★★★★★ Time Out

★★★★★ London Evening Standard

The Ethics of Dust was installed in the oldest existing building in the Houses of Parliament. Over 50 metres long, this cast of Westminster Hall's east wall contained hundreds of years of surface pollution and dust held captive in translucent latex.

Suspended from the roof and hung parallel to the east wall, the work was the result of a cleaning process in which latex was sprayed onto the walls of this UNESCO world heritage site, then peeled off, gently lifting dirt from the surface. Backlit and further illuminated by natural light from the hall's high windows, the amber glow of this sculptural installation commanded a moment of consideration for the what John Ruskin once called “that golden stain of time.”

This time-lapse video shows the installation of The Ethics of Dust at Westminster Hall.

Also available to view on Vimeo and YouTube.

Image: Installation view of The Ethics of Dust at Westminster Hall, London (2016). Photograph: Marcus J Leith