IIW 2023 Welded Art Book

SDG 12 Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

This Goal encourages people to achieve the environmentally sound management of all wastes throughout their life cycle, reducing waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse, encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices, promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, and ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development. nExhibit “Awakening of the ancestors”n In 2018, Niteck was commissioned by the BASSA community of Cameroon to create an ancestral memorial called ‘’Awakening of the ancestors’’ for the transmission of messages to the ancestors. The tam-tam is an idiophone musical instrument, from the percussion family. To produce a sound, it must be struck with the

hands or a mallet. It differs from the gong, because it emits an indeterminate sound. The artist’s preparation involved several sessions of participating in traditional dance ceremonies with this type of tam-tam, usually made from animal skins. The body of the tam-tam is made of recycled steel motorcycle chains welded by Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW). The top is made of 2 mm light sheet steel, with a body filler mastic treatment to give it a protective coating to prevent corrosion, abrasion and improve scratch resistance. nDimensions of exhibitn 90 cm high x 45 cm dia.

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Welded Art PHOTOGRAPHIC Exhibition – IIW 2023 Digital Collection