The Copper Venus was born out of a desire to play around with the graffiti found in the residence and the enormous tool images on the walls of the enrichment tower. And, of course, Venus is also associated with copper, and the same symbol represents both copper and the female!
The artwork is essentially an imprint of a body smeared with graffiti on a towel. I rolled around in the graffiti dust and then on the towel.
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Making the imprints was messy work. |
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First, I had to sweep away the snow that had covered the pictures on the towels overnight. |
Graffiti is really difficult to wash off, but fortunately, the residence had good sauna facilities. I used a mask to prevent the substance from getting into my lungs.
I sprinkled water on the tower and let it lay in the snow overnight to freeze. It was quite cold inside the enrichment tower as well, so the frozen towel stood nicely during the photo shoot.
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Some of the Old Mine buildnings with the old Enrichment Tower on top. |