Cast Foundry
The first thing you notice isn’t the sight, but the scale of the labor. It’s a place where the “digital” world of Dublin 8’s tech hubs vanishes, replaced by the ancient grit of sand-casting and lost-wax bronze.
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There’s a constant rhythmic clatter—the hiss of a blowtorch, the sharp clink of chisels during the “fettling” process (cleaning the rough metal), and the low drone of the ventilation.
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You see wax models of contemporary sculptures sitting next to heritage street signs or ornate church repairs. It’s a bridge between 19th-century industrial Dublin and the modern fine-art world.
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