Roger Barton

Molten Traces

Metal is melted and sprayed in a violent process, melting stone and burning wood. What remains is a snapshot of the instant the metal settles to it's permanent state.

01 / 08
Sprawl: tall wall-mounted oak plank split lengthwise, with sprayed metal residue and burned markings
Detail of scorched oak grain and metal residue in Sprawl
Detail of scorched oak grain and metal residue in Sprawl
Detail of scorched oak grain and metal residue in Sprawl
Detail of scorched oak grain and metal residue in Sprawl
Detail of scorched oak grain and metal residue in Sprawl
Detail of scorched oak grain and metal residue in Sprawl
Detail of scorched oak grain and metal residue in Sprawl
Embedded metal remnants
Detail of scorched oak grain and metal residue in Sprawl
02 / 08
Dormant river: wall-mounted mineral tile panel with sprayed steel, aluminium and copper deposits, framed in ash
Detail of sprayed metal deposits and cracked mineral tile surface in Dry river
Detail of sprayed metal deposits and cracked mineral tile surface in Dry river
Detail of sprayed metal deposits and cracked mineral tile surface in Dry river
Detail of sprayed metal deposits and cracked mineral tile surface in Dry river
Detail of sprayed metal deposits and cracked mineral tile surface in Dry river
03 / 08
Two stacked mineral tile panels with sprayed copper, aluminium and steel deposits, bolted wall mount
Detail of sprayed metal texture on mineral tile
Detail of sprayed metal texture on mineral tile
Detail of sprayed metal texture on mineral tile
04 / 08
Vertical chrome steel electrode with a corroded, perforated surface, photographed against wood
Detail of the corroded, perforated surface of the chrome steel electrode
05 / 08
Small charred wood panel with sprayed aluminium, steel and copper-toned metal deposits
Detail of sprayed metal deposit on wood
Detail of sprayed metal deposit on wood
06 / 08
Mineral tile panel with reddish speckled surface and two sprayed metal deposits, bolted wall mount
Detail of sprayed metal deposit on speckled mineral tile
Detail of sprayed metal deposit on speckled mineral tile
07 / 08
Two stacked mineral panels with rust-copper and aluminium sprayed metal deposits, bolted wall mount
Detail of sprayed metal deposit on speckled mineral tile
08 / 08
Square charred wood panel with a dense cluster of sprayed aluminium, steel and copper metal deposits
Detail of sprayed metal deposit on wood