DUCTILE COMPRESSION 29

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2018

Carbon Steel, Iron, Bronze

31.5X19X12.75” LXWXH

Permanent Collection:

National Ornamental Metals Museum, Memphis, TN, USA

Description:

Layers of iron and steel are super-heated and subjected to massive pressure as an analog to geological processes. As mountains rise, fractures and folds expand through the Earth’s crust. With exposure to the atmosphere, organic textures are eroded and underlying structures are revealed.