2006 Southern Stand

Introduction

The New Zealand Memorial at Hyde Park Corner, in central London, is perhaps the best known of Paul Dibble’s sculptures. This work, more than any other, has stirred and inspired New Zealanders. Many of the concepts and themes within the memorial were developed over decades: Dibble’s love of New Zealand icons, his interest in works that communicate with people and places, commemorating events and lives; and his work involving installations – made in the late 1970s and developed into more confident assertions in the early 1980s, all became important elements that would be grafted onto the memorial.

Further information is located in The Large Works: Paul Dibble (2012), David Bateman Ltd, Chapter 5