​Designer/Metalsmith/Sculptor

Kevin J. O'Dwyer

Regeneration

Core Ten steel

Height: 5 metres (18 feet)

Artist concept for Lough Boora

Regeneration is a sculptural reflection on renewal—of land, of life, and of possibility. 

The form is inspired by the seed—small, repeating, and elemental. Seeds represent beginnings, cycles, and the quiet persistence of nature’s return. By scaling this form to a height of 5.5 metres, the sculpture invites viewers to consider regeneration not only as a natural process, but as a philosophical one—something that applies to communities, environments, and individual experience.

Fabricated from steel, Regeneration honours the industrial legacy embedded in the parklands. Over time, its surface will develop a natural patina, allowing the sculpture to age alongside its surroundings—weathered, grounded, and alive within the shifting light and seasons.

 

Kevin O’Dwyer is an Irish sculptor known for his large-scale, site-specific works that explore the intersection of nature, industry, and myth. His sculptural practice is rooted in a deep engagement with landscape, often responding to places marked by both cultural memory and environmental change.

 

O'Dwyer has created a number of permanent public sculptures across Ireland and internationally, with a significant body of work at Lough Boora Parklands, where he is a founding contributor to its renowned sculpture park. His work combines industrial materials—primarily steel—with elemental forms to reflect on regeneration, transformation, and the enduring dialogue between human activity and the natural world.