Coal Face

Coal Face is a freestanding piece that measures 2.4m high and fabricated using bronze cast. Developed through workshops with the local community, the piece is symbolic of a miner's head. The head appears as though it is emerging from the mine underground, returning to daylight once more and admiring the landscape beyond. Coal Face incorporates multiple portraits of local miners onto the various surfaces that make up the face. The face has a rock like quality. From the front, the portraits are seen in detail, but from the back a simpler 'rock like' surface is seen. The faces have been etched onto the surface, so that on closer inspection an additional layer of meaning can be enjoyed. When seen from the front, the face appears normal but when seen from the back, an intriguing optical illusion takes place. As the viewer approaches the reverse side of the head, the face appears to 'turn' and follow the viewer as they walk past.《煤面》（Coal Face）是一件独立式雕塑作品，高2.4米，采用青铜铸造工艺制作。该作品通过与当地社区合作开展的艺术工作坊创作而成，其造型象征着矿工的头部。这颗头部仿佛正从地下矿井中浮现，重见天日并眺望眼前的山川景致。《煤面》在构成头部的多个表面上融入了多幅当地矿工的肖像，整体造型带有岩石般的质感。从正面观看时，这些肖像细节清晰可见；而从背面则只能看到更为质朴的"岩石状"表面。这些肖像被蚀刻在雕塑表面，观者凑近观赏时便能体会到更深一层的意蕴。从正面观看时，该头部造型显得自然正常；但从背面观赏时，则会出现一则引人入胜的视错觉效果：当观者走向雕塑背面并绕行而过时，这张脸仿佛会"转向"并跟随观者的移动而动。