Chalice. Christchurch. New Zealand.
S 43° 31.885 E 172° 38.185
59G E 632227 N 5178868
Standing in Christchurch City's Cathedral Square, this impressive Chalice sculpture was built for the millenium.
Waymark Code: WM7VFZ
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 12/07/2009
Views: 37
Sculpture Neil Dawson was commissioned to produce a major contemporary, public artwork for Christchurch by The Turning Point 2000 Trust.
Chalice is a permanent sculpture with a primary hexagonal steel structure and a solid steel conical base. 18 metres high, 2 metres in diameter at ground level and 8.5 metres in diameter at the top, its shape mirrors the spire of Christchurch Cathedral.
Chalice has a primary hexagonal steel structure and a solid steel conical base. Native leaf patterns are cut from aluminium sheet, welded to custom-made triangular beam structures, and then bolted into position on the frame.
With a solid steel base up to approximately three metres above the ground and a perforated network of 42 aluminium shapes represent the leaves of native trees that previously grew in the city area. The leaves depicted are mapou, kowhai, mahoe, totara, karamu, titoki, ngaio, maratata and koromiko.
The exterior of the conical structure is painted silver using a durable automotive paint. The interior of the sculpture, seen through the perforated shell, is painted metallic blue.
Title: Chalice.
Artist: Neil Dawson
Media (materials) used: Steel, Aluminium
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Cathedral Square,
Date of creation or placement: 2000
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