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Moon Illusion

Behind the scenes

The moon, particularly the full one, has been getting a bit of bad press lately in (questionable) relation to 'recent events' in Christchurch.

So the recent spectacular lunar eclipse was a welcome opportunity to regard our resident satellite planetoid with a sense of wonder rather than trepidation. And all that moon-gazing reminded me of this elegant little assemblage by Neil Dawson from the Gallery's collection. A label for this work describes Dawson as exploring '...the slippage between appearance and reality', which sounds fairly appropriate right about now...

Neil Dawson Moon Illusion 1985. Assemblage. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased. 1985. Reproduced with permission

Neil Dawson Moon Illusion 1985. Assemblage. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased. 1985. Reproduced with permission