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In New Zealand, Hundertwasser is remembered for gifting a koru flag design to the nation as a proposed secondary flag, and for designing the colourful public toilets in Kawakawa – the only Hundertwasser structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
Hundertwasser died at sea onboard the QE2, aged 71. He was buried in New Zealand, which he considered his official home.
The photograph above shows a model of a building that Hundertwasser designed with Wellington in mind. He described the building as ‘an architectural statement (monument) that enshrines the desire for mutual respect and equality between the New Zealand peoples.’
The photo is labelled ‘Hundertwasser Monument for 1990’ and is included in a New Zealand 1990 Commission file containing correspondence and newspaper articles regarding Hundertwasser’s role as a ‘Living Treasure’ during New Zealand’s 1990 commemorative year.
Archives reference: ABLD W3778 1/3 (R21240424) www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21240424
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