Not only do they wish to remain anonymous, but they refuse to say which circles they have been a-making. Their work has been subjected to analysis by UFOlogists and folklore researchers, but it's also subject to rain and, perish the thought, harvest. So we're looking at how somebody could add it to their collection. Maybe removing a segment of earth and having it freeze dried, but that seems very literal. So far it will just be documentation, rather than the object itself.
Artists can choose to make the lives of their dealers a bit easier.
But once he had considered the practicalities, he went to Pinewood and had the head modelled out of latex. It would still get smeared with rotting matter, and provide a safe haven for those maggots, but a fake head would mean the piece required less maintenance. The show was on for six months, and I was moving around so I simply couldn't have done it. But it made sense to me at the time - I see art as theatre anyway. Most temporary artists now produce signed residuals - gestures, like momentos of larger works, that people can take home.