My last appointment was to attend the “Melt” outside the Waterfront Museum. This was the melting and pouring of iron into sculpture molds. It was part of (or a corollary to) the sculpture exhibition currently running in the Mission Gallery in Gloucester Place. When we look at a painting for example, we understand how it was made (well broadly) paint was applied to a prepared canvas. But when we see a cast metal sculpture – how’s it done? 
Well how it’s done is not only very interesting, technically challenging but damned exciting! All you need is a mobile gas-fired furnace, sand, moulds and lots of fire. Oh, and West Wales School of Art to operate it – that's a bit important! (Scroll down to VJ Ironpour 2007 and Press Play). I have also posted a couple of fine photos from last night’s pour, courtesy of Darragh Murphy. The Mission Gallery under the direction of Jane Phillips, is a great asset to Swansea and puts on some of the most challenging and original contemporary work. Those of you who saw me with my chef’s hat on in a recent edition of the Evening Post – that was for one of the Mission’s events. If they have me there performing and cooking food for 70 – they have got to be a good thing! (The National Waterfront under Steph Matsoris isn't bad either)
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