About

In these times, which are like no other, Paul Dibble in his Palmerston North studio has continued his artistic practice, focusing inwards to develop works themed on the beloved lost Huia, a subject that has occupied him for nearly a decade.

The Huia has become something of a personal symbol for the artist. These birds were last seen in the Tararua ranges in 1907, a geographical site not so far from Dibble’s studio, where the hills embrace one border of the Manawatu. Huia are also emblems of treasures lost and in these artworks they are teamed with large kowhai flowers gilded with 24 carat …