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A life-size sculpture of a steelworker set within a circular frame – in reference to the historical role of the Port Talbot steel industry. It incorporates a poem by Haydn Harries of Port Talbot Poetry Society.

Title

The Mortal Coil

Date

2002

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 180 x W 180 x D 25 cm (E)

Accession number

SA13_AW_S068

Acquisition method

funded by a lottery grant, Arts Council Wales, the European Union and Neath Port Talbot Council

Work type

Statue

Owner

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Custodian

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

December 2002

Access

at all times

Inscription description

“Mortal Coil” by Sebastien Boyesen / This project has been supported by a Lottery grant from the / Arts Council of Wales and part funded by the European Union / and Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. / “Mortal Coil” gan Sebastien Boyesen / Cefnogwyd y prosiect hwn gan grant Loteri oddi wrth / Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru a’I arriannu’n rhannol gan yr Undeb / Ewropeaidd a Chyngor Bwrdeistref Sirel Castell-nedd Port Talbot / December 2002 Rhagfyr 2002

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