Scale model for proposed clock for coal mining company (HC666)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Marianne Forrest
Title
Scale model for proposed clock for coal mining company
Date
1996
Materials and techniques
MDF (textured and coloured), crushed coal, copper, brass, polished aluminium
Dimensions
length: 30.6cm
width: 17cm
depth: 2.3cm
Object number
HC666
Category
Maker's statement
'Layers' - This clock consists of a series of layers representing different aspects of opencast mining. The first is the earth overlaid with a layer of crushed coal, then grass, represented by Verdigris copper. Above these is the pit wheel dominated by the pick-axe hands.
Scale model for the proposed clock for a coal mining factory. The clock would be situated in the foyer of the company's headquarters. The design includes crushed coal as one of the materials from which it would be built.
Scale model for the proposed clock for a coal mining factory. The clock would be situated in the foyer of the company's headquarters. The design includes crushed coal as one of the materials from which it would be built.