Lost wax memory

Episode of Series “Australian mosaic”.
Phillip Piperides, an Australian Cypriot is a sculptor in bronze. He explains the lost wax process of casting in bronze and explains the appeal of this particular form of sculpture. Shows examples of his work in Brisbane.

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Credits

producer/director

Marian Redmond

production company

SBS-TV

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1988

Appears in

Group of items

Australian mosaic

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302882

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Precision casting

Crafts & Visual Arts → Bronze sculpture

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

People → Piperides, Phillip

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1988

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