Titan Valley is a special economic zone in the Ural Mountains, located near the city of Verkhnyaya Salda. It is connected to the world’s largest plant, VSMPO-Avism, the only company in the world that conducts the entire cycle of titanium production. This is a story about my hometown and the people who create it.
The main text is taken from Leonid Zubkov’s book, «Cosmic Metal.»
The Titanium Valley is a special economic zone in the Urals, near the city of Verkhnyaya Salda. It is linked to the world’s largest plant, VSMPO-Avism, the only company in the world that carries out the entire cycle of titanium production. This is a story about my hometown and the people who make it.
The main text is taken from Leonid Zubkov’s book, «Space Metal.»
The book has three sections. The first and third discuss the physical and mechanical properties of titanium, its applications, and its potential. The central, second section is dedicated to the production and the town of Verkhnyaya Salda. It is almost devoid of text; archival photographs and the yellow hue glowing on the edge take center stage. My intention was to wrap the town’s warm history within the rigid, cold structure of titanium, thereby demonstrating one of its beautiful properties—its ability to turn golden-yellow at high temperatures.
