Royal Scottish Academy
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • RSA200
    • Celebrating Together
    • A Blueprint for Belonging
    • 2026 Campaign
  • What's on
    • Current Exhibitions
    • Upcoming Exhibitions
    • Events
    • Past Exhibitions
  • About
    • Academicians
    • History
    • Governance
    • RSA Foundation
    • RSA Team
    • Work with us
    • Accessibility
    • Contact
  • Collect
    • Academicians' Gallery
    • Collections Management
    • Art Rental
    • Artwork Commissions
    • Shop Publications
  • Support
    • RSA Friends
    • RSA Patrons
    • Legacies and Bequests
    • Corporate Partners
  • Opportunities
    • Exhibition Open Calls
    • Student Awards
    • Residencies
  • Our Collections
    • About RSA Collections
    • Explore our collections
    • Picture Library
    • Bookshelf
    • Research & Contact
  • Discover
    • News
    • Stories
    • Watch
Cart
0 items £
Checkout

Item added to cart

View cart & checkout
Continue shopping
Menu
  • Menu
  • Donate

  • Artworks

    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: David Cass, Where Once the Waters (5th instalment), 2018-25
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: David Cass, Where Once the Waters (5th instalment), 2018-25
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: David Cass, Where Once the Waters (5th instalment), 2018-25

    David Cass

    Where Once the Waters (5th instalment), 2018-25
    Approx. 600 typed letters (between ~25 & 250 years old) on steel backing
    324 x 366 cm total
    £ 30,000.00
    Enquire
    %3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EDavid%20Cass%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EWhere%20Once%20the%20Waters%20%285th%20instalment%29%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2018-25%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EApprox.%20600%20typed%20letters%20%28between%20%7E25%20%26%20250%20years%20old%29%20on%20steel%20backing%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E324%20x%20366%20cm%20total%3C/div%3E

    Further images

    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) David Cass, Reduce, 2024
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) David Cass, Reduce, 2024
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) David Cass, Reduce, 2024
    With production support from Becky Campbell. This work will change throughout the exhibition as letters are removed.
    With production support from Becky Campbell.
    This work will change throughout the exhibition as letters are removed.
    Share
    • Facebook
    • X
    • Pinterest
    • Tumblr
    • Email
    Previous
    |
    Next
    1 
    of  4

Sign up to our newsletter

Sign up

* denotes required fields

We will process the personal data you have supplied in accordance with our privacy policy (available on request). You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.

The Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture, The Mound, Edinburgh,  EH2 2EL

Contact     Privacy Policy     Terms of Use

Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Send an email
View on Google Maps
Manage cookies
Copyright © Royal Scottish Academy 2025
Site by Artlogic

This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. Please contact us to find out more about our Cookie Policy.

Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences