Chris Booth
Kerikeri, Northland, New Zealand
Chris Booth makes large stone installations and living sculptures from his New Zealand practice. His work brings found stone into conversation with landscape, wood, and natural decay. Public and private commissions span gardens, parks, and civic sites in several countries.
- Location
- New Zealand
- Discipline
- Landscape stonework | Sculpture | Memorials
- Material
- Natural stone | Basalt | Sandstone | Quartz
- Services
- Custom sculpture | Garden sculpture | Memorials | Public monuments | Fountains | Wildlife habitat structures
- Website
- chrisbooth.co.nz
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Rainbow Warrior Memorial
A broad arch of stacked stones surrounds the ship’s propeller, with a central stone column and two open rings rising above it. Its materials include Natural stone. Its disciplines include Sculpture, Memorials, and Landscape stonework. Related services include Memorials and Public monuments.
Sculpture by Chris Booth.
1988–1990 | Matauri Bay, Northland
Source & credits
Sculpture: Chris Booth. Photograph: Kiwi Flickr from Auckland, New Zealand. Photo source | CC BY 2.0 | Commons thumbnail; proportionally resized, no crop.
Te Whiringa o Manoko
Columns of stacked rounded stones rise at different heights from a circular water basin, each with its own changing outline and balance of forms. Its materials include Natural stone. Its disciplines include Sculpture and Landscape stonework. Related services include Public monuments and Fountains.
Sculpture by Chris Booth.
2007–2009 | Kerikeri Domain
Source & credits
Sculpture: Chris Booth. Photograph: Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom. Photo source | CC BY 2.0 | Commons thumbnail; proportionally resized, no crop.
More work
- Homage to a Broken Stone2024 | Stone, wood, stainless-steel cable, and fungi | Waiheke Island Its materials include Natural stone. Its disciplines include Sculpture and Landscape stonework. Related services include Garden sculpture. By Chris Booth.Work: Chris Booth, with stone repair by Tom Hei Hei. View the original portfolio at the source.
- Gateway1986–1990 | Basalt boulders, aluminium, and steel | Albert Park, Auckland Its disciplines include Sculpture and Landscape stonework. Related services include Public monuments and Garden sculpture. By Chris Booth.Sculpture: Chris Booth. Photograph: russellstreet.
- Te Paepaetapu O Rākaihautū — column1997 | Stone column detail | Lincoln University, Canterbury Its materials include Natural stone. Its disciplines include Sculpture and Landscape stonework. Related services include Public monuments. By Chris Booth.
Lincoln University, Canterbury
Sculpture: Chris Booth. Photograph: Michal Klajban. - Wurrungwuri — sandstone formSculpture: Chris Booth (New Zealand)Stone assembly: The Traditional Stonemasonry Company (Australia)Stone supply and fabrication: Gosford Quarries (Australia)2008–2010 | Sandstone waveform | Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney Its disciplines include Sculpture, Landscape stonework, and Masonry. Related services include Public monuments, Garden sculpture, and Wildlife habitat structures.Sculpture: Chris Booth; sandstone assembly: Traditional Stonemasonry. Sandstone supply and fabrication: Gosford Quarries. Photograph: Margaret Donald.
- Wurrungwuri — quartz form2008–2010 | Quartz-stone form and habitat | Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney Its disciplines include Sculpture and Landscape stonework. Related services include Public monuments, Garden sculpture, and Wildlife habitat structures. By Chris Booth.Sculpture: Chris Booth. Photograph: Whiteghost.ink.
Source & credits
Biography and commissions | Studio location | Homage to a Broken Stone | Basalt commission record | Gateway — project record | Rainbow Warrior Memorial — project record | Te Paepaetapu O Rākaihautū — column — project record | Wurrungwuri — sandstone form — project record
An independent reference profile. Directory information
Rainbow Warrior Memorial
Sculpture: Chris Booth. Photograph: Kiwi Flickr from Auckland, New Zealand. Photo source | CC BY 2.0 | Commons thumbnail; proportionally resized, no crop.
Te Whiringa o Manoko
Sculpture: Chris Booth. Photograph: Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom. Photo source | CC BY 2.0 | Commons thumbnail; proportionally resized, no crop.