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To create the hundreds of plaster casts for The Great Wall of Vagina, Jamie developed his own process that could be adapted to suit all the different models. There would be different labia sizes to consider, pubic hair, piercings and other differences that would require a variety of approaches. He researched the best skin-safe, medical grade materials.

The surface is detail is captured in a layer of alginate – similar to the material used by dentists to mould inside the mouth. This layer, once it has set into a flexible rubber, is then backed up by a layer of plaster bandage, like doctors used to set broken bones with. That two-part mould is then used as a template to make the plaster.

2006 – 2011

It took Jamie five years to recruit all four hundred women, mould them, cast them, cut the casts down and finally mount and frame them. At the beginning this was all done by hand by Jamie. Eventually it was clear some machinery and a load of help was needed. Check out how the sculpture was made…

January 2011

The first photo shoot of the finished sculpture was also the first time anybody, including Jamie, had seen all the panels hung together. These images captured that moment of art history in the making…

Each of the ten panels are now available from the shop as signed, limited edition, photographic prints. Use these images to choose your favourites…

You can also see them as a visitor would at the Virtual Visit