Iconic Palmerston North water sculpture reemerges into the public eye
DAVID UNWIN/Stuff Fred Graham says Falling Water represents a Māori leader’s famous quote, “If I dream alone, my dream remains a dream. If we all dream together, our dream becomes reality”. Graham was a pioneer of the 1960s and 1970s art movement that blended Māori and European traditions. Falling Waters was particularly significant as it was his first water sculpture and his first publicly displayed work in metal. It was commissioned by the original owners of the Alpha Motor Inn and went on display there in 1971. The motel was partially demolished in 2015 and the distinctive coppe...