30 Pieces Of Silver
Peter McKay’s title is basically a literal description of the work. This is indeed 30 Pieces Of Silver, each one of them a disc with a hole in the centre and markings chased into the surface. (Chasing is a jewellery term for a process of making lines on metal. It’s like etching, but cruder, a bit more brutal. As you’ll see if you look closely, the metal gets forced aside rather than being removed entirely, as with etching.)
Dimensions: 220x325mm