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Title
The Old Transformers: Miner and Ironmaster
Date
1990
Medium
recycled electricity transformers
Measurements
H 600 x W 500 x D 150 cm
Accession number
DH9_KM_S036
Acquisition method
commissioned by Sustrans
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
Sustrans
Custodian
Sustrans
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
April 1990
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
steel plate, cut lettering: THE / OLD / TRANS / FORMERS / DAVID KEMP / 1990
Inscription description
THE MEN WHO LIVED HERE DUG INTO THE BLACK / STONE. IN GIANT HUTS THEY BURNED EARTH / TURNING IT INTO IRON. THEY / TURNED THE SKY RED. A RIVER OF STEEL RAN DOWN TO / THE SEA AND TRANSFORMED AGAIN / INTO---- SHIPS AND MACHINES WHICH / TRANSFORMED THE WORLD.