Huhne Vase

• Context


  Huhne fell from grace in dramatic style last year when his wife, Vicky Pryce, revealed that he had asked her to take the blame for his speeding offence and the speeding points incurred. He resigned from the cabinet and was subsequently jailed for perverting the course of justice.
• Perry then interviewed Huhne on the morning of his release. Had he changed, asked Hattenstone? “Of course he hasn’t changed. There’s not a flicker. I was fascinated and appalled. I’m white, male, middle-aged myself, and if there’s one aspect I feel alienated by, it’s the class thing. So to see someone with that chutzpah and bullet-proof, Teflon, confidence close up is fascinating. And sort of horrifying.
• All that has contributed to the finished vase which was purposefully smashed by Perry and then repaired using the Kintsugi technique which involves lacquer resin dusted or mixed with gold.
• The Huhne vase has been decorated with the motifs of Huhne’s face, his H11HNE number plate and a penis.
• “This is a riposte to the common Default Man’s defence that he is an ‘individual’ and his achievements and behaviour have nothing to do with group identity. I have smashed the pot and had it repaired with gold to symbolise that vulnerability might be an asset in relationships to such a person.”
• “I’m probably the only politician who’s been in prison whose views about prison have not changed”
• Celadon green - symbolises rot and decay, Huhne's viewpoints and morals will remain unchanged and stagnant.