Rūaumoko

1998

Ralph Hōtere

Mary McFarlane

Accessible

Type

  • Sculpture

Medium

  • Copper
  • Steel
  • Bronze
  • Stone
  • Concrete

Dimensions

  • Four components: Fallen column (lower half): H1300 x W1370 x diameter 1260mm Column’s base: Diameter 1240 x H370mm Column with letters: Approx. H5600 x W1320 x D1320mm; Fallen column (upper half): H660 x W1280 x diameter 840mm

Ralph Hōtere (Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa) & Mary McFarlane, ‘Rūaumoko’ (1998), CBD, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2022

1998–Current

South-East corner of Lambton Quay & Stout Street, CBD, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

Artists
Credit

Wellington City Council Art Collection

Associated Artwork Organisation(s)

Description

Rūaumoko is the god of earthquakes and volcanoes. This sculpture's broken columns and confusion of bronze letters look like the result of an earthquake. However the components actually came from the demolition of the nearby State Fire Insurance Building, in the early 1980's, including sections of marble faced decorative carving.