▁Creative ▁Time ▁and ▁Walker ▁kept ▁details ▁about ▁the ▁project ▁secret ▁from ▁the ▁press . ▁Production ▁required ▁several ▁months ▁of ▁work ▁and ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 . ▁ ▁Con ception ▁and ▁construction ▁Walker ▁first ▁sketch ed ▁a ▁drawing ▁of ▁the ▁s ph inx , ▁which ▁was ▁passed ▁onto ▁a ▁production ▁team . ▁This ▁team ▁created ▁a ▁physical ▁mock - up ▁of ▁the ▁s ph inx ▁and ▁uploaded ▁a ▁ 3 D ▁version ▁to ▁manipulate ▁using ▁a ▁computer . ▁Upon ▁completion , ▁the ▁s ph inx ▁was ▁approximately ▁ 7 5 ▁feet ▁long ▁and ▁ 3 5 ▁feet ▁tall , ▁and ▁was ▁constructed ▁from ▁ 3 3 0 ▁pol yst y rene ▁blocks ▁don ated ▁by ▁the ▁Ins ulation ▁Corporation ▁of ▁America . ▁Dom ino ▁Sug ar ▁don ated ▁roughly ▁ 1 6 2 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 8 0 ▁tons ) ▁for ▁the ▁s ph inx ' s ▁" sk in ". ▁The ▁team ▁used ▁roughly ▁half ▁the ▁don ated ▁sugar , ▁and ▁applied ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁underlying ▁structure ▁by ▁hand ▁and ▁sh ov el . ▁The ▁pol yst y rene ▁was ▁rec yc led ▁after ▁the ▁exhib it ▁was ▁closed , ▁though ▁the ▁sugar ▁was ▁not . ▁ ▁The ▁black amo ors ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁cer am ic ▁figur ines ▁found ▁by ▁Walker ▁on ▁Amazon . com ▁and ▁were ▁en larg ed ▁and ▁alter ed ▁for ▁the ▁show . ▁Five ▁of ▁the ▁fifteen ▁were ▁made ▁of ▁solid ▁sugar . ▁The ▁remaining ▁ten ,