#Repost @thejewellist ・・・ #Repost @bilkgallery ・・・ Last days to see Melissa Cameron's exhibition - Body Politic, closing today!!! HEAT, 2015 - Edition 1 of 3 Spatter - neckpiece (480mm x 480mcm - 19" x 19") Stainless steel, vitreous enamel, titanium Penetration - brooch (100mm x 85mm x 10mm - 3.9 x 3.4 x 0.4") Stainless steel, vitreous enamel “High-explosive anti-tank warheads (HEAT for short) were developed during the Second World War as a munition made of an explosive shaped charge that uses the Munroe effect to create a very high-velocity partial stream of metal in a state of superplasticity, and used to penetrate solid vehicle armour.” High-explosive anti-tank warhead: Wikipedia Depicted in this work is the damage a HEAT warhead made to an armoured tank. In the original image there is a circular spray of gouged metal that surrounds the central puncture wound, the site where the plate amour was penetrated by the missile. The wall panels show the full image of what this pattern looked like (not pictured). The jewellery, made from the laser cut ‘fall outs’ from the nine panels, illustrates the action that the missile had on the steel, a tremendous force that created the pattern through disconnection and movement. The current state of disassociation between the separated pieces (the wall and jewel works) is amplified by the jewellery pieces’ ability to continue their movement. HEAT is an extension to my ongoing research into military technologies, entitled the Escalation Series. Conceived to present a historical continuum, the Escalation series pits ancient and modern military technologies against one another, prompting the viewer to question humanity’s continuing relations with humanity. #melissacameron #heat #tank #warheads @jewelleryactivist @artjewelryforum @thejewellist @snagmetalsmith #snagmember #snagspeaker #artjewelry #ajfishere #TJA #thejewelleryactivist #jewelleryactivist