Steve Dilworth British, b. 1949
Lapwing, 2017
Dunite, lapwing and copper wire
18 x 46.5 x 17 cm
7 1/8 x 18 1/4 x 6 3/4 in
7 1/8 x 18 1/4 x 6 3/4 in
Unique
'All of the materials came from the side of the road—the lapwing was roadkill, the rock and the copper wire had been discarded nearby. I simply preserved the lapwing as...
"All of the materials came from the side of the road—the lapwing was roadkill, the rock and the copper wire had been discarded nearby. I simply preserved the lapwing as I usually do and carved a space for it after splitting the rock, which is a kind of dunite, a very ancient rock, 2.2 billion years old." - Steve Dilworth
Provenance
from the artist
Exhibitions
'Feathers, Bones & Stones', 2022, Pangolin London
Steve Dilworth: Off The Rock, 2017 October - November
Literature
Steve Dilworth: Off The Rock, 2017
Publications
Steve Dilworth: Off The Rock, 2017