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CreatorDawson, NeilNameH2ODate Made2005Medium DescriptionStainless steelObject NumberLU224Dimensionsactual 1300 mm x 750 mmFurther informationThis exquisite water drop presented by Christchurch sculptor Neil Dawson is an appropriate piece for Lincoln University, being a work celebrating water in an environment which concentrates on research and operations in natural resources and farming. It’s shape also speaks to natural resources as the beginning of all life. Seeds and eggs, in addition to water and molecules, are life-giving sources.

It is typical of Dawson’s works to show images of the natural environment, often achieved through delicate cut- outs. This work is created from laser cut steel to produce a lattice of shapes based on cloud formations, themselves being sources of water.

H²O was commissioned in 2005 by LU’s art committee after an earlier work by Dawson in the collection titled Nor-west Arch, suspended 30 metres in the air, was destroyed by high winds. That is a common worry plaguing many of Dawson’s site-specific illusionary steel sculptures which appear flimsy and are often hung in high places. This work too used to be outdoors, now inside it is safeguarded from the elements, as precious as preserving water itself. Dawson’s repertoire ranges from small, intimate pieces to monumental international commissions, with a concentration on public works.
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