Following the Second World War, the New Zealand Government offered subsidies for war memorials to be constructed throughout the country as new community spaces – ‘living memorials’ – for those who sacrificed their lives fighting overseas.

Fiona Jack’s Living Halls, an archival project that engages with this phenomenon and communities across Aotearoa, taps into personal, social, architectural and art histories. A book to accompany the project, co-produced by the Govett-Brewster and Clouds, is available from the Gallery shop and online.