ZE7 Lippitts Hill: Concrete sculpture of a man

The Concrete Sculpture of a Man was created by prisoner of war Rudi Weber in 1946. The sculpture, which is over life-sized, depicts a male nude figure draped in cloth and holding an unidentified object, possibly a diablo, in his left hand. He is seated on a rectangular plinth made of mass concrete with exposed aggregate. The carving is relatively finely detailed despite the coarse nature of the material. On the southern face of the plinth, there is an inscription that reads: "THIS FIGURE WAS CUT OUT OF SOLID CONCRETE BY RUDI WEBER 540177 WHILST A PRISONER OF WAR AT THIS CAMP OCTOBER 1946." Although the inscription is worn and difficult to read, a metal plaque has been attached to the front of the sculpture with the inscription transcribed.