Giants Amongst Us (sculpture)
 "Giants Amongst Us" before it was fenced off | |
Interactive map of Giants Amongst Us | |
| Location | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 40°21′19″S 175°36′30″E / 40.355261°S 175.6083°E |
| Designer | Konstantin Dimopoulos |
| Material | Fibreglass |
| Opening date | 2012 |
Giants Amongst Us is a fibreglass kinetic sculpture by Konstantin Dimopoulos, located on Cuba Street in Palmerston North, New Zealand. The sculpture consists of two clusters of vertical red fibreglass rods, one 8 metres high and the other 6.5 metres high, on opposite corners of an intersection.[1] The rods move in the wind, creating a rattle noise.[1]
The sculpture was installed in May 2012.[2] In October 2024 the rods began to splinter, and the sculpture was cordoned off.[3] In November 2025 the fencing was made permanent after a child was injured by fibreglass splinters.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Giants Amongst Us". Palmerston North Public Sculpture Trust. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Firing it up". Manawatu Standard. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ Janine Rankin (30 October 2024). "Giants Amongst Us sculpture develops dangerous splits". Manawatu Standard. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ Janine Rankin (25 November 2025). "Giant art works to be permanently fenced off". Manawatū Standard. Retrieved 10 August 2026.