Rust Bricks

Material categories:

Ceramic

Metal

Identification number:

22-7359-322-a

Sample produced by:

CHEANG Brian

Sample date:

30 Nov 2022 (Produced)

Sample condition:

Intact

Process-driven material

Fired and glazed pottery clay was pressed against rusting corrugated metal sheet to transfer actively decaying information on the more volatile material (metal sheets) to a pseudo permanent one (pottery clay) as a method of archiving. New information in Braille was encoded by drilling the metal sheets, translating and documenting the production process. Rusted pieces of corrugated metal were both surface treatment and formwork, this process inherited and evolved the stacking performance of a typical corrugated metal sheet.

Surface Condition:

Loose

Depth of sample extraction:

On/Above Ground

Slope at extraction point:

< 35°

Land Use:

Vacant land/construction in progress

Natural or imported material:

Imported

State:

Solid

Production Attribute

Distance from source location: <= 100km

Production Energy: High

Water Footprint for Production: Low

Fabrication Process

Forming (including compacting/compressing)

Properties

Corrugated

Oxidized

Coated

Form

Block

Tiling (Tile)