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Eddy

By Richard Janes 2006

Richard Janes

Dimensions
150cm L x 60cm W x 100cm H

Courtesy of
Newark and Sherwood District Council

The form of this piece is based on the swirls or eddies in water when a canal lock gate is opened. The design is also based on the traditional construction of lock gates. The wood for this sculpture was donated by British Waterways from their lock gate making workshops.
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