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Description: | Taken from SITES - Public Art in Swansea 1985 - 1990: 'Zeta Mnemonical and Copper Flame do perform certain functions; they mark the Seagate, indicate wind direction and provide raised seating. They memorialise a period in time when copper ore was transported by sea from South American ports to Swansea for smelting. Beaten copper forms an important element of both monuments. Zeta is layered: copper, limestone, stainless steel and 'Blitzcrete', an amalgam of concrete, stone and brick. The block of limestone is hollowed out to house a small copper sculpture incorporating a harmonica whose bass and treble sections face two directions inside copper wind funnels. The outside faces of this block accommodate a depiction of the 'Zeta' copper ore barque, copper waterfall, copper curtain and, on the east face, pieces of copper slag which was collected on the site of White Rock copper works.' | Subjects: | Sculpture | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Metal Worker: Rowe, Andrew Designer: Campbell, Robin Metal Worker: Grunewald, Theo | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6788... | Go to resource |
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