In bed with sculpture
An exhibition piece entitled "In Bed" is seen ahead of the opening of the Ron Mueck exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia.
The highly-acclaimed artist is known for his intensely realistic sculptures which play with scale to produce jarring visual images.
A former model-maker and puppeteer for children's TV and films - notably Labyrinth - Mueck moved into the world of fine art in the mid-90s and immediately grabbed the attention of Charles Saatchi. He has since exhibited his giant sculptures around the world – his 5m high sculpture "Boy" was a feature in the Millennium Dome.
The display will feature 12 of Mueck's hyper-realistic sculptures from the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, along with four new works.
