NLMK Group

PUBLIC ART
Sculptures from Scrap
Vtorchermet NLMK Urals donated 10
tonnes of scrap to produce exhibits for
the Lom (Scrap) festival of park sculptures
held in Yekaterinburg. The festival attracted
29 artists, who presented for spectator
review their public art works. Public art is a
term used to define works of art which are
created for the specific purpose of displaying
them in public areas, most often in the open
air. Renowned Russian art critic Mr. Andrey
Erofeev and Ms. Alisa Prudnikova, Director
of the Urals Affiliate of the National Center of
Modern Art, were selected as consultants for
the festival.
This is the third time that Vtorchermet
NLMK Urals is participating in this event,
by providing the artists with scrap, a place
to create their works, and the assistance
of welders. This year public art creators
mostly focused on household scrap, e.g.
kitchen utensils, wires, irons, springs, parts
of automobiles and bicycles, etc. Automobile
and mechanical components used included
cogwheels, camshafts and crankshafts, and
chains. The artists used these scrapped items
to create their metal sculptures. They claim
that they want their art to raise awareness of
the need to rid the environment of industrial
and household waste.
After the festival ended several of
the sculptures were placed at one of the
Vtorchermet NLMK Urals industrial sites.