[Liverpool Cathedral]

[Liverpool Cathedral]

[Liverpool Cathedral]

[Liverpool Cathedral]

[Old Royal Naval College - Londen]

[Old Royal Naval College - Londen]

[Old Royal Naval College - Londen]

The work visualises the exact volume of anthracite, a high-carbon and lustrous coal, that would be consumed by a single light bulb left burning for a year.

Coalescence is made from over 2500 pieces of anthracite excavated from the UK’s last remaining coal mine.

“This is a wake-up call. Witnessing coal being extracted from the earth was an eye-opening experience. Raising it into the public space of Liverpool Cathedral, particularly in a time when all of us are talking about energy consumption, felt apt.”

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“This is a wake-up call. Witnessing coal being extracted from the earth was an eye-opening experience. Raising it into the public space of Liverpool Cathedral, particularly in a time when all of us are talking about energy consumption, felt apt.”

https://www.paulcocksedgestudio.com/coalescence

Photography ©Mark Cocksedge