Abstract
AbstractWar memorials were intended to console the living, honour the dead and remind future generations of duty and sacrifice. In living memorials, the combination of remembrance with celebrating life introduces a tension between the sacred and the profane, affecting the memory work of the memorial. Here, the persistence of memory in living memorials is explored using the 1956 Onehunga War Memorial Swimming Pool in Auckland. Intended as a permanent reminder of the sacrifices of war, changes to the complex have externalised the memorial. The meanings embodied in memorials that resonate with one generation can have less connection for the next, resulting in loss of memory over time.
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