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What DOES it say on the tin?
by Peter Grant - 17:47 on 02 May 2026
I came upon a “Still life with tins” in an Aberdeenshire shipyard around 2002. Just waiting to be photographed. I didn’t re-arrange the tins – I just photographed them as they were, but when I proofed the carved lino – it just wasn’t right.
After looking at it for several days I cut the block in half, closed the gap between them - hence “What DOES it say on the tin?”
Marine paints are, I discover very expensive up to £120 a tin! So, who left the lids off?
Anti-fouling paint used to contain Copper compounds or Zinc compounds which being harmful to marine life reduce the occurrence of barnacles, algae etc. These compounds have been banned and Silica-based chemicals are being used which are better for the marine environment.