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The Making of

Kwangho Lee’s Enamel-Skinned Copper Series

An example of one of those rough edges, clearly visible before the enamel has been applied. Lee chose copper as the substrate for the project partly because it's so light and easy to cut, weld, and manipulate, unlike steel.

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