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.

Sprawl: tall wall-mounted oak plank split lengthwise, with sprayed metal residue and burned markings

Sprawling Memory, 2026

45 x 200 x 8 cm
Steel, aluminium, copper, brass, oak wood

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
Detail of scorched oak grain and metal residue in Sprawl
Dormant river: wall-mounted mineral tile panel with sprayed steel, aluminium and copper deposits, framed in ash

Dormant River, 2026

50 x 55 x 5 cm
Steel, aluminium, copper, kiln mineral tile

My encounter of a dry river, decorated with waste. The bridge only left as a stale sight below the trees.

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
Two stacked mineral tile panels with sprayed copper, aluminium and steel deposits, bolted wall mount

Misplaced Clarity, 2026

20 x 45 x 5cm
Steel, aluminium, copper, kiln mineral tile

Detail of sprayed metal texture on mineral tile
Detail of sprayed metal texture on mineral tile
Detail of sprayed metal texture on mineral tile
Vertical chrome steel electrode with a corroded, perforated surface, photographed against wood

Winding Path, 2026

5 x 70 x 3 cm
Chrome steel electrode

Detail of the corroded, perforated surface of the chrome steel electrode
Small charred wood panel with sprayed aluminium, steel and copper-toned metal deposits

Sastrugi, 2026

9 x 20 x 5 cm
Steel, aluminium, copper, ash wood

Detail of sprayed metal deposit on wood
Detail of sprayed metal deposit on wood
Mineral tile panel with reddish speckled surface and two sprayed metal deposits, bolted wall mount

Summer Rain, 2026

20 x 35 x 4 cm
Steel, aluminium, copper, kiln mineral tile

Detail of sprayed metal deposit on speckled mineral tile
Detail of sprayed metal deposit on speckled mineral tile
Two stacked mineral panels with rust-copper and aluminium sprayed metal deposits, bolted wall mount

Cloudy Memory, 2026

18 x 50 x 4 cm
Steel, aluminium, copper, kiln mineral tile

Detail of sprayed metal deposit on speckled mineral tile
Square charred wood panel with a dense cluster of sprayed aluminium, steel and copper metal deposits

Forest Breath, 2026

25 x 25 x 5 cm
Steel, aluminium, copper, ash wood

Detail of sprayed metal deposit on wood