Commissioning a sculpture to honour someone’s life is a positive, admirable act of remembrance. If done properly, such a project can enhance the environment it is set in and perpetuate the memory, achievements, and most importantly, the standards set by the subject so revered. However, such a well-meaning public gesture can be a double-edged sword. In some cases, and there are several, the representation is so nebulous the project achieves the very opposite of what was intended. Anything below that would be more an insult than an honour and reflect very poorly on the community that might install it.

Source: Irish Examiner March 05, 2021 09:07 UTC