▁she ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁p aving ▁stone ▁on ▁Glasgow ' s ▁Buch an an ▁Street ▁and ▁then ▁had ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁cer emon iously ▁lay ▁down ▁a ▁replacement , ▁while ▁in ▁an ▁Amsterdam - based ▁piece , ▁she ▁left ▁a ▁diam ond ▁and ▁a ▁sc orp ion ▁side - by - side ▁on ▁a ▁pav ement . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁secret ly ▁hidden ▁moth ▁and ▁but ter fly ▁pup ae ▁in ▁criminal ▁courts ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁h atch ▁in ▁mid - tri al . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁S ka er ▁was ▁short list ed ▁for ▁the ▁Beck ' s ▁Fut ures ▁prize . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁S ka er ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁of ▁her ▁works ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁at ▁the ▁F ruit market ▁Gallery ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁Scotland ▁which ▁included ▁newly ▁commission ed ▁work , ▁and ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁mon ograph ▁book ▁was ▁published ▁to ▁accomp any ▁the ▁show . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁S ka er ▁was ▁short list ed ▁for ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Turner ▁Prize ▁for ▁the ▁sculpt ures ▁Black ▁Al phabet , ▁( 2 6 ▁sl ender ▁sculpt ures ▁made ▁of ▁coal ▁dust ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁Constantin ▁Br ân cu și ' s ▁Bird ▁in ▁Space ), ▁and ▁Le vi athan ▁Edge , ▁an ▁installation ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁sk ull ▁of ▁a ▁s perm ▁wh ale , ▁draw ings , ▁and ▁sculpt ures