La Fusione
Here are some shots of a bronze ‘pour’ – or as they say here (far more exciting) ‘La Fusione’.
I took these shots earlier today. They were doing 2 large pieces that were buried in sand, and then a lot of small pieces, that were taken out of the kiln just as the bronze was taken out of the furnace.
They had told me in the wax room to come down to watch this pour, as it was a very beautiful one – when the bronze goes in the small ceramics, you can often see it coming out of the holes.
Briony Marshall is a London based sculptor and installation artist. With a background in Biochemistry she is interested in the idea of art practice as research. She fuses an intellectual/conceptual approach with an intuitive, materials inspired process to develop sculptures that investigate the natural world and man’s place in it. In 2012 she completed the Pangolin London Sculpture Residency which culminated in a solo show at Pangolin London in May 2013. She became a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors in 2008 and has recently been elected a member of its Council. She is head of Professional Development at The Art Academy and was recently named as one of the ‘175 Face of Chemistry’ to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Royal Society of Chemistry. In 2015 she was shortlisted as one of the five finalist for the First@108 Public Art Award.
