No, the slow death of a country. The steel industry is doing fine...IN CHINA. We in the west don't want to get dirty any more, so we sit back with our lap tops and wonder why we are becoming a debitor nation.
@toadabc Has nothing at all to do with getting dirty, neighbor. Believe me if a foundry was started in any of 10,000 US towns folks would line up to get dirty for that kind of money. The problem is America is no longer manufacturing friendly. A recent report I read said it is not labor costs, either, as you might think. It is taxes, license, restrictions, regulations....since Japan just changed their permit structure the US is now listed as the most expensive place to do business...
I have worked in 5 foundrys...one jobbing shop that poured every thing, 3 that poured grey\ductile iron and one that did Aluminum Turbo wheels. And...I don't get it. What does any of this have to do with concrete, and why the death's head on the ladle. Yeah the metal business is dying in the US but going strong in China and India. So what is the message? Not being snotty, I just don't see it...
@martianshoes in developed world, there is not much infrastructure related investments, where as its massive in China and India. hence the industry adjusts itself as per market demand
Being an employee of the steel industry I see this type of thing every day(just without the ghost in the ladle)
This video reminds me of something that freaks me out every time I see it. I operate a Slg pot carrier( A.K.A Slag Truck)
Anyway,...on the Gooseneck of the truck there's a hydraulic junction or splitter valve(or something like that) which sometimes when I catch it out of the corner of my eye, it looks just like a skull and crossbones.
concrete was invented prior to the Egyptians at a precision and quality that is unmatched still today. The great pyramid of giza was proven to be older than the Egyptians and the now mostly removed capstones were so accurate you couldn't even put a razer blade between them! at 98% concentration of silicates ?
Thank you. You have a point, but see this as a painting that moves rather than a piece of film or photography. It's a delcate area to work in, balancing abstraction with social comment.
Like the slow death of industry, stars are dying. The colours changing signifies faster cyles of death and rebirth, like changes in the fasion industry. What colours will be in for next season?
When I worked at Colorado State, my boss was a Brit, who worked his way through college doing chemical analysis on the night shift at a steel foundary.
Not many Brits over here work in the steel industry to get them through college. The hours are way too intense these days and jobs are near impossible to find. But anyway, thanks for your comment.
BS, alive and thriving!
mrbipii 11 months ago
I am inclined to agree with you.
ivanriches 1 year ago
No, the slow death of a country. The steel industry is doing fine...IN CHINA. We in the west don't want to get dirty any more, so we sit back with our lap tops and wonder why we are becoming a debitor nation.
toadabc 1 year ago
@toadabc Has nothing at all to do with getting dirty, neighbor. Believe me if a foundry was started in any of 10,000 US towns folks would line up to get dirty for that kind of money. The problem is America is no longer manufacturing friendly. A recent report I read said it is not labor costs, either, as you might think. It is taxes, license, restrictions, regulations....since Japan just changed their permit structure the US is now listed as the most expensive place to do business...
martianshoes 1 year ago 2
@martianshoes Same in the UK and most of Europe.
ivanriches 1 year ago
@martianshoes ...thanks to the Democratic Party.
pete5668 10 months ago
I have worked in 5 foundrys...one jobbing shop that poured every thing, 3 that poured grey\ductile iron and one that did Aluminum Turbo wheels. And...I don't get it. What does any of this have to do with concrete, and why the death's head on the ladle. Yeah the metal business is dying in the US but going strong in China and India. So what is the message? Not being snotty, I just don't see it...
martianshoes 1 year ago
@martianshoes in developed world, there is not much infrastructure related investments, where as its massive in China and India. hence the industry adjusts itself as per market demand
SHAATALE 1 year ago
wtf?
hanysk 2 years ago
Being an employee of the steel industry I see this type of thing every day(just without the ghost in the ladle)
This video reminds me of something that freaks me out every time I see it. I operate a Slg pot carrier( A.K.A Slag Truck)
Anyway,...on the Gooseneck of the truck there's a hydraulic junction or splitter valve(or something like that) which sometimes when I catch it out of the corner of my eye, it looks just like a skull and crossbones.
It always scares the s*** out of me.
KohrAh116 3 years ago
there known as Kress Trucks not slag trucks, thought u would of known that
Legendarythiefs 2 years ago
They're only called Kress trucks if they're built by Kress, thought you might have known that.
KohrAh116 2 years ago
Thanks for the information, is it not known which culture before the Egyptians invented it?
ivanriches 4 years ago
concrete was invented prior to the Egyptians at a precision and quality that is unmatched still today. The great pyramid of giza was proven to be older than the Egyptians and the now mostly removed capstones were so accurate you couldn't even put a razer blade between them! at 98% concentration of silicates ?
OrganicDrew 4 years ago
I also know very little about concrete, was it invented by Romans?
ivanriches 4 years ago
Nice, though I know very little about steel production (and even less about concrete).
jeph63 4 years ago
great work, did you film it yourself?
b.t.w. you posted this video as a resons on my az movie, but something went wrong. You response is very welcom.
foetak 4 years ago
Thank you. Yes, at Scunthorp England.
ivanriches 4 years ago
I'm not sure about the ghost and the side color bars, but the industry image is awsome, and the rythm is very good.
EGI313 4 years ago
Thank you. You have a point, but see this as a painting that moves rather than a piece of film or photography. It's a delcate area to work in, balancing abstraction with social comment.
ivanriches 4 years ago
Like the slow death of industry, stars are dying. The colours changing signifies faster cyles of death and rebirth, like changes in the fasion industry. What colours will be in for next season?
ivanriches 4 years ago
wo~ I see, great idea, the meaning is quite deep as well. :)
japphell 4 years ago
It works~ Things communicate in a straight way.
But I still wonder the reason you used the star field for the back ground and a colours turning bar on the right.
add more passion or emotion to the representation ? or another purpose ?
(I knew many many artist are not happy with answering question like this ^^ but it might be a change for me to understand the style in abstract.)
japphell 4 years ago
Yeah!
When I worked at Colorado State, my boss was a Brit, who worked his way through college doing chemical analysis on the night shift at a steel foundary.
innuinvu 4 years ago
Not many Brits over here work in the steel industry to get them through college. The hours are way too intense these days and jobs are near impossible to find. But anyway, thanks for your comment.
ivanriches 4 years ago