Tributes and Pathways

The inaugural exhibition of Dibble Studio contains a mix of tribute works with sculptures that show a move to new directions. The return of Native birds into the built environments of our cities is followed as theme. For the first time a new rich green patina and the emblematic, symbolic, sticks of healing Kawakawa reclaim the city. Plural metaphors abound; narrative messages and images of optimism emerge. Across these works is a broad conversation about time, the human spirit and the spirit world coexisting with the natural world. The birds become metaphoric symbols of who we once were and who we could be now.

This narrative continuum begun by Paul Dibble is openly continued in this significant Dibble Studio exhibition and the journey continues as new pathways emerge.