1983 | Water Wedge

Site-specific temporary outdoor installation in historic castle ruins

April - June 1983

 

Dimensions in cm:

240 w x 240 l x 30 d

Materials: clear perspex, tensioned piano wire, square section steel rod, water

 

Current location: dissembled/recycled. Commissioned for: Scottish Sculpture Workshop Open 2, Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, June 1983; travelling to: grounds of Oriel Theatre, Clwyd, Wales, September 1983.

 

Review: Cordelia Oliver, The Guardian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist’s notes: The video shows how white light is refracted into the colour spectrum, and how wind on the surface of the water creates turbulence. It gives a visualisation of Oliver's description of the work as a 'theatre of elements'.

 

Water Wedge (30 second video)