Inspired by the research by the South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre, Helen Brook created sculptural forms that visualise the most energy intensive point in the manufacturing process of individual materials.
Thermochromic pigments on the sculptures turn transparent upon touch, revealing a surface as if it were molten glass or steel. This interaction emphasises the conflict of heat generation and decarbonisation in heavy industry.
This project focussed on the South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre’s research into the decarbonisation of heavy industries.
This research considers industrial manufacturing processes and the sustainability implications of the most energy intensive point of these industries being the melting point, where the raw material is turned into the final product.
The artwork explores the forms of the materials, their transitions through manufacturing processes and the energy required to produce. The exhibit reveals how and why we need to decarbonise these industries
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