Corten Steel and Water: Rust Meets Spray

Corten steel forms the water troughs, weirs, spouts, and low retaining walls, with its orange-brown rusted surface creating a warm and intense contrast with the clear water and white splashes. Where water flows continuously, the rust will be washed away, leaving traces of varying depths; after a few years, each water path will leave its own pattern on the steel plate—this time-evolving surface is the most captivating aspect of Corten steel in waterscapes. The edges of the steel plates are in their original cut state, with their thickness visible. Coarse sand and gravel are paired around them. Shoot with side lighting during the day, simultaneously showing the texture of the rusted surface, the transparency of the water, and the whiteness of the splashes. Avoid: treating the steel for rust prevention, cleaning away water path traces, pairing with too many other materials, making the steel plates thin and losing their sense of thickness.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

以耐候鋼構成水槽、跌水堰、噴水的出水口與圍塑的矮牆,橘褐色的鏽面與清澈的水、白色的水花形成溫暖而濃烈的對比。水長期流過的地方,鏽會被沖出深淺不一的痕跡,幾年後每一道水路都在鋼板上留下自己的圖形——這種會隨時間變化的表面是耐候鋼在水景裡最迷人的地方。鋼板的邊緣為切割後的原狀,厚度可見。周圍搭配粗砂與礫石。日間側光下拍攝,鏽面的紋理、水的透明與水花的白同時可見。避免:鋼材做防鏽處理、水路痕跡被清洗掉、搭配過多其他材質、鋼板做成薄片失去厚度感。