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Alternative apparatus

Medium: laser cut MDF board, black and silver spray paint 

Size cm: Each tool has varying sizes. Contact if you require details. 

Intention: I have always been interested in modernising traditional designs. Within this piece, I attempt to recreate antique blacksmith tools. The piece began with laser-cut shapes of MDF board: circles, semicircles, and rectangles. Sticking these shapes in a strategic manner made these tools came to life. The partially functional MDF sculptures were finished with a touch of spray paint to give them a rustic and metallic feel. The tools are a way to weld metal which manipulates their shape and their use, similar to how human beings are influenced by society, forcing them to change their appearances. 

Alternative apparatus
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Alternative apparatus

Starting off as 2D cut shapes which came together to recreate tools that are used in metal forging

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