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Profiles - Neil Dawson

Television (Full Length Episode) – 1983

Sculptor Neil Dawson — who later created major public art works including The Chalice in Cathedral Square, and Ferns in Wellington’s Civic Square — is profiled in this episode from a 1980s arts series. Dawson is just as enthusiastic and engaged building a tree house for his son as he is preparing an exhibition of his work. These pieces are small and deceptively simple, as they explore texture and optical illusion. But his larger ambitions are also roused by a space on Auckland’s Victoria Street.

In a variety of ways I’m trying to confront the private individual in a public space.
– Neil Dawson

Key Cast & Crew

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Bruce Morrison

Director

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Justin Keene

Assistant Camera

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Bruce Adams

Sound Recordist

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Hamish Keith

Technical Advisor

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Kevin Hayward

Camera

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Keith Ballantyne

Composer

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Produced by

Anson Associates

Acknowledgements

Made in association with Television New Zealand and Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council.

Music

Music by Keith Ballantyne