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04:00 GMT, Wednesday, 14 January 2009
In pictures: Entropa installation
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Entropa is held together by snap-out plastic parts similar to those used in modelling kits. The space where the UK should be (top left) is empty.
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The 16-sq-m (172-sq-ft) work portrays Germany as a network of motorways somewhat resembling a swastika.
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Poland is represented by a group of Catholic monks erecting the rainbow flag of the gay community.
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The eight-tonne mosaic depicts France as a nation on strike.
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Entropa portrays Romania as a theme-park-styled Dracula's castle.
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Luxembourg is depicted as a small lump of gold for sale.
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Italy is seen as a massive football pitch, suggesting a nation with a fetish for football.
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The depiction of Bulgaria comprises a series of squat toilets.
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The Netherlands is seen as series of minarets submerged by a flood - a possible reference to the nation's simmering religious tensions.
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