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As part of being exhibited for the inaugural Napier Waller Art Prize exhibition (2018), Dawson provided the following artist statement about his work:
"I enjoy the process of forging, moving, and creating form in the medium of iron; the intense heat and force required to make the metal take shape; displacing the metal through upsetting, splitting, drifting, twisting and hammering. The finished product displays the effort through the texture, hammer marks and imperfections imparted on the surface of the work.
"I like to forge functional objects, but a sculpture gives me the opportunity to forge an idea. The spine represents my service in the Australian Army – upright, flexibility, holdfast, load carriage, distortion, injury, and mortality. Whilst forging, the focus needed to move and shape the iron, all distracting thoughts are gone." (Nicholas Dawson, 2018)
'Self Portrait' by artist and veteran Nicholas Dawson was judged highly commended as part of the Memorial's 2018 Napier Waller Art Prize. Presented in partnership with Thales Australia, the University of Canberra and The Road Home, the Napier Waller Art Prize aims to promote artistic excellence, the healing potential of art for military personnel, and raise a broader awareness of the impact of service on the individual. In its inaugural year, the Napier Waller Art Prize attracted over 100 entries.
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