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Plateforme pétrolière - dessin contemporain de Franck Saïssi, encre de Chine sur carte marine

Oil Platform

2 000 €

Plateforme pétrolière, India ink on nautical chart (South Africa), 70 x 103 cm, 2024

Made of fire, blood, and steel: the fossil fuel vacuum, a flagship of 20th-century industry.

Unique work

Description

Across a map of the South African coast, I drew an offshore oil rig—a kind of maritime cathedral of the apocalypse. Halfway between a technical engraving and a contemporary "Vanitas," this steel structure sharply contrasts with the tranquil nature of the cartography.
This drawing served as the foundation for a monumental laser-cut piece on a 3-meter-wide weathering steel (Corten) plate (visible in the section... Gravures & structures).

Additional information

Technical details	India ink on nautical chart. (Unique piece) (South Africa coast, Durban to Tugela River) -Artwork size: 70 x 103 cm -Year of creation: 2024 – Carefully shipped, rolled in a sturdy cardboard tube -Signed top right -Certificate of authenticity provided