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Balka presents '250 x 700 x 455, Ø 41 x 41/Zoo/T' (2007), a sculpture that delineates the bare structure of an octagonal building. Inside this steel framework, which is rusted and weatherworn, there is a bucket full of some sort of red liquid and a light bulb that gives out a faint glow from its apex. At first glance, it seems as if the structure is leaking and the bucket has collected the drops, but on closer inspection, it is apparent that a pump inside the bucket is simply agitating the fluid and it is not just any liquid but red wine. Circulation of fluid and notions of cleanliness are common themes in Balka's work, which often employ the excrescent and residue materials of human existence such as hair and salt or soap and ash to hint at notions of religion, ritual and the daily ablutions of the body.