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Modern art is such an integral part of life, the interweb and everything,
that some exciting projects are taking place – perhaps where they always
have – at the borders between the street and the gallery. So it is even
more interesting to find this kind of project dependant upon an advanced
flexible epoxy adhesive such as the Intertronics IRS 2125.
Our story begins with The Baroness (www.carriereichardt.co.uk) working
over the summer with the Single Homeless Project at their suburban art
workshops, involved with young, homeless and vulnerable people. Together
with other artists the group produced a body of work that was exhibited
at the Signal Gallery (www.signalgallery.com). The main piece produced by
The Baroness was a VW bonnet in mosaicked ceramic with Intertronics IRS
2125. As The Baroness explains – “since I have used this glue before I am
entirely confident of its strength and flexibility which are important
factors in large artworks that are moved around a lot. This piece was
inspired by my time at the Urban Arts Project and used facial imagery
from these workshops.”
A Vauxhall bonnet was also mosaicked by the group as a co-operative
exercise. At the end of the project and to celebrate the success of it,
the SHP organized a one-day event called “Artival” after which the VW
bonnet itself went on display at the new Mutate Britain Exhibition as
part of their “One Foot in the Grove” presentation.
(www.mutatebritain.com/OneFootInTheGrove/).
And so our story ends with a high performance 2 part epoxy adhesive –
originally developed for cable harness assemblies, wiring, cable joints,
terminations, electronics, structural bonding and downhole/oil well
operations – now decorating one of London’s fast growing gallery venues.
As a user footnote we return to The Baroness who was delighted with the
convenience and usability of IRS 2125 – “I had around 10 50gram
cartridges which were easily applied with standard nozzles – workability
and setting times were brilliant” she commented. Further information
regarding Intertronics’ products can be found at www.intertronics.co.uk.
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