Untitled [Thames-Coromandel District Council, 1998]

1998

John Hovell

Accessible

Type

  • Mural

Medium

  • Acrylic paint
  • Board

Dimensions

  • H6050 x W17,370 x D10mm

John Hovell, Untitled [Thames-Coromandel District Council] (1998), Thames

Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, May 2024

Description

The mural comprises 33 panels installed on a large wall above and around the Council Chamber entry, and portrays industry in the Thames region.

The following text is written at the apex of the work:

“KO TE PAEROA
O TOITEHUATAHI TE WHENUA
KO MOEHAU KI WAHO
KO TE AROHA KI UTA
KO TIKAPA TE MOANA
KO PAREHAURAKI TE
WHAKAMINENGA O NGA IWI
PIKI MAI KAKE MAI
E TE KARERE
HE TOHU MAUMAHARA
KIA MANAAKITIA
A TAIMOANA
TUROA
1998”

A plaque in the room reads:

“Murals created by Rev John Hovell
Commissioned by His Worship the Mayor Chris Lux
Unveiled and blessed 27 August 2003”

The work may be viewed by arrangement with the council.