Lucky’s Ball
A cast of a dog’s play ball made of plaster, polyurethane resin, and wood
Owner: Kason Tan
Repaired by: Thomas Thwaites in London, 2022
This object is a cast from a football commemorating the UEFA Champions League 2015 Berlin Final and produced by Adidas. It belonged to the owner’s late dog, a Shih Tzu called Lucky.
Kason’s dog, Lucky. Image Courtesy of Kason Tan.
Story
Owner Kason explained the significance of this football: “This ball was originally given to my late dog Lucky, who passed away 5 years ago. It has his bite and chew marks all over it. He often played with it when no one was home and it serves as a memory of his presence at home.”
Repair
Designer Thomas Thwaites decided to ‘repair’ the ball by turning it into a memorial, fixing in ‘stone’ the marks left by Lucky playing with the original ball. To create the cast, he unstitched the ball, turned it inside out and poured plaster into the opening to capture the shape, indentations and green flakes of the original football.
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