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    FISH ROCKING CHAIR​

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    Fish Rocking Chair
    Fish Rocking Chair
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    Fish chair detail
    Fish chair detail
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    Fish Chair arm rest
    Fish Chair arm rest
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    Fish seat detail
    Fish seat detail
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    Fish seat detail
    Fish seat detail
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    Fish Chair header
    Fish Chair header
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    Fish Rocker with stool
    Fish Rocker with stool
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    Billingsgate Fish Market
    Billingsgate Fish Market

    The story begins in London at 5am....

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    Fresh is best with fish
    Fresh is best with fish
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    10 Fresh Sardines
    10 Fresh Sardines
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    Plaster life cast
    Plaster life cast

    You have to work FAST with fresh sardines

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    Wax poured into moulds
    Wax poured into moulds
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    Wax cast fish
    Wax cast fish

    Chilling the castings in bucket of cold water

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    Clean and prep wax fish
    Clean and prep wax fish
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    Moulding with fish
    Moulding with fish
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    Shaping the seat
    Shaping the seat
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    Work station
    Work station
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    Shaping the rockers
    Shaping the rockers
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    Shaping the legs
    Shaping the legs
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    Rocker in wax
    Rocker in wax
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    Seat ready to mould
    Seat ready to mould

    Wax seat ready to be encased in plaster.

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    Wax legs on tree
    Wax legs on tree
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    Wax head rest
    Wax head rest
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    Plaster moulds
    Plaster moulds
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    Furnace
    Furnace
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    Lifting the crucible
    Lifting the crucible
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    Pouring aluminium
    Pouring aluminium
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    Plaster mould cooling
    Plaster mould cooling
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    Smashing the plaster
    Smashing the plaster
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    Seat broken out
    Seat broken out
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    Rockers broken out
    Rockers broken out
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    Rockers clean up
    Rockers clean up
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    Fine cleaning plaster
    Fine cleaning plaster
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    Seat cleaning
    Seat cleaning
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    Aluminium components
    Aluminium components
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    Assembling the back
    Assembling the back
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    Assembly of chair
    Assembly of chair
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    Consulting welder
    Consulting welder
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    Fixing rocker legs
    Fixing rocker legs
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    Assembly
    Assembly
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    Aluminium welding
    Aluminium welding
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    Aluminium welding
    Aluminium welding
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    Aluminium welding
    Aluminium welding
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    Unpolished chair + stool
    Unpolished chair + stool
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    40sitting on chair finishedresize_o
    40sitting on chair finishedresize_o
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    An investigation into how far boundaries can be pushed in the foundry and also in how we build furniture.

    The rocking chair is a one off sculpture, fully functional and made entirely from life cast sardines in aluminum.
    Dimensions: 110cm x 50cm x 65cm          

    Weight: 30 kg