Lost-Wax Casting: the revival of skills of the fading artisans
By Abigail Burt, 2021
Fellow’s Profile
Fellow’s Profile
Lost-wax casting: the revival of skills of the fading artisans
Reintroducing wax casting and developing techniques to introduce ancient methods to young people
2016
I run a portable foundry, which I mostly use for artist-led projects and workshops. My Fellowship was awarded for my research on traditional lost-wax casting in Nepal and India. I continue to develop my understanding of materials, seeking to develop a more sustainable lost-wax casting practice using locally excavated materials. I am interested in engaging a public audience with the lost-wax casting process, as well as collaborating with other artists to raise the accessibility of metal-casting.
I graduated from the Royal College of Art (RCA) with an MA in Sculpture in 2020. My artist practice explores the connection we hold with our environment, and I often approach this through activated public engagement, using material process in a format inclusive of the audience to encourage the audience into new thoughts and into a deeper empathy with the world we live in.
I founded KINstinct Arts, a combined art and ecology platform, from which I run public projects and events, using creative engagement to address ecological issues, for example Lost-Wax for Lost-Species, which simultaneously addressed lost-wax casting and threatened species.
By Abigail Burt, 2021
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By Abigail Burt, 2021
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.