Image 1: The Great British Beast Chase

2012, Giclee Print – edition of 70

£420

This image was first published in the centrefold spread of The Times as part of the publicity for The House of Fairy Tales DIY festival at Tate Modern in 2009. It is a metaphorical and absurdist look at the myths and legends of the British Isles.

Adam Dant, 2013

A Chronological Pantheon of Pataphysics

Handcoloured giclee print – Edition of 12 with 1 AP

£3,000

The idea of Pataphysics was first conceived by Alfred Jarry as a branch of philosophy or science that examines imaginary phenomena that exist in a world beyond metaphysics; it is the science of imaginary solutions. The central image of an absurdly obese man’s intestines comes from Jarry’s play Ubu Roi. This is a precursor to the physical theatre central to the live arts performed in The House of Fairy Tales.