Explore the Composition of this artwork.
While the spider itself is bronze, the rest of the sculpture uses a variety of multimedia techniques. These materials include steel, fabric, wood, glass, tapestry, rubber, bone, silver, and gold. Spider stands 175 x 262 x 204 inches, nearly 15 feet in height. Underneath the belly of the spider's main body there is a basket with three glass eggs inside. The spider hovers over a large steel cage, with its body resting on the top and its giant legs surrounding it. Inside the cage there is a singular chair with a tapestry on it. The cage is decorated with several other tapestries as well. There are also various other household objects and trinkets that have been hung, strewn, or stuck into the cage.