, ▁with ▁the ▁texture ▁of ▁rough - he wn ▁wood , ▁beat ▁out ▁competition ▁from ▁Marcus ▁Har vey , ▁Oliver ▁Mars den , ▁Mare te ▁Mas rus man , ▁Graham ▁Rich , ▁and ▁St ▁Cla ir ▁de ▁C em in . ▁However ▁the ▁£ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁commission ▁was ▁later ▁ax ed ▁by ▁H ast ings ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁after ▁a ▁back l ash ▁from ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁" nost alg ia ▁fet ish ists " ▁living ▁locally , ▁who ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁proposed ▁sculpt ure . ▁K rok ats is ▁received ▁" v it ri ol ic ▁hate ▁mail " ▁and ▁a ▁cru de ▁ 1 2 ▁met re ▁high ▁rep lica ▁of ▁his ▁Hel ter ▁Sk elter ▁was ▁burn ed ▁at ▁annual ▁H ast ings ▁bon fire ▁celebr ation . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁K rok ats is , ▁whose ▁work ▁often ▁expl ores ▁religious ▁them es , ▁has ▁a ▁mixed ▁religious ▁background . ▁K rok ats is ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁father , ▁and ▁a ▁Jewish ▁mother , ▁and ▁a ▁pract ition er ▁of ▁T ao ist ▁Ba ▁Gu a ▁moving ▁med itation . ▁ ▁Art ▁market ▁K rok ats is ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁David ▁Ris ley ▁Gallery , ▁C open hagen , ▁Gal eria ▁L eme , ▁São ▁Paulo , ▁Brazil , ▁and ▁V igo ▁Gallery , ▁London . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁You ' ll ▁Never ▁Know : ▁drawing ▁and ▁random ▁inter ference , ▁Henry ▁K rok ats