Artist: Alan Williams
Year: 2014
Commission / type: Created for exhibition
Dimensions: H 200 × W 80 × D 70 cm
Display / installation: Freestanding on an installed post
Current location / status: Privately owned
Price / value: £18,000
In Norse mythology, Nidhogg is the dragon associated with destruction and decay at the roots of Yggdrasil. Alan created this sculpture for a sculpture trail at Borde Hill Gardens in 2014; it was conceived independently from his later Yggdrasil commission.
The dragon is mounted on one of the sea-defence posts Alan keeps for larger sculptural work. The post is secured into a subterranean steel cross-frame for stability, and the completed work is now privately owned.
The body, head, tail and legs are made from agricultural chain-link. Motorbike chain forms the toes, saw blades form the wings, and the claws and teeth are forged steel.
The work was hot-dip galvanised in zinc to give it long-term protection for permanent outdoor display.
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