Hubert Dalwood Mural Relief

The Hubert Dalwood Mural Relief is a rectangular panel measuring 6.4 meters high by 6.1 meters wide, located on the left-hand end of the south elevation of the refectory building. It is made up of thirty-six small panels, each approximately 122 centimeters square (4 feet by 4 feet), which are cast in aluminium and have a matt grey surface. The design features a grid-like structure overlaid with a large-scale abstract organic composition. The lower section includes a series of perpendiculars, while three totemic forms with humanoid characteristics are positioned towards the upper corners and the lower right-hand side. The mural retains the appearance of the clay from which the original panels were made, incorporating a variety of textures that resemble scales, crocodile skin, and random blockwork, depicted with differing scales and perspectives. The relief varies in depth, creating shallow undulations and stronger projecting details that cast deep shadows. The mural is signed in the lower right-hand corner with the initials HCD (Hubert Cyril Dalwood). Its lower edge and right-hand side are chamfered, and additional panels measuring approximately 122 centimeters high by 61 centimeters wide wrap around the corner of the building on the left-hand side.