DION HORSTMANS
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL UPDATE
In Loving Memory of Dion
You are warmly invited to a Dawn Ceremony to honour and remember our beloved Dion — cherished father, partner, friend, artist, and soul of the sea.
This will be a time for all who loved Dion to come together — to mourn, to remember, and to be held in the embrace of ocean and community.
Please join us as the first light rises over one of his most treasured places, to reflect, gather, and celebrate the life of a man who gave so much love, laughter, and light to all who knew him.
Saturday, April 5th, 2025
South end of Bondi Beach
Please gather in silence on the sand
From 6:00am | Ceremony begins at 6:30am
Followed by a community paddle out and, for those who wish, a swim in his honour.
Please bring a flower from your garden — or Dion’s favourite, a frangipani — to lay in the ocean at the close of the ceremony.
In anticipation of a large gathering, please allow time to arrive between 6:00 and 6:30am.
All are welcome.
So many of you have reached out, asking how you can help, and we are incredibly humbled by the love and generosity being shared. To honour him, we have established The Dion Horstmans GOFUNDME to provide essential support for the people who meant the most to him—his daughters.
All donations, no matter the size, will go directly to his family to help them through this difficult time. Your kindness will not only support his daughters but also ensure that Dion’s legacy continues to inspire future generations.
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A MUST WATCH INSIGHT INTO DION
WORK OF ART
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DION
In Dion Horstmans’ sculptures, everyday lines and angles are transformed into dynamic, unpredictable and ever-changing forms.
A love of the intricacies of nature, the subtle fluidity of machines and a sharp eye for the interplay of light have made an enormous impact on the Bondi-based artist’s creative direction.
Horstmans’ aesthetic is driven by line, balance and light; his metal sculptures focus on the shadows generated by forms. His use of line is deliberate, and his dynamic and deceptively minimal pieces change through time, stretching out their shadows through the course of a day.
To live with a Horstmans sculpture is to enjoy a living line, holding a brilliant and unpredictable conversation with itself.
“I like the energy of line because it is directional and dynamic. That’s a living language that I understand without formal training. I like the speed of straight lines and I intrinsically understand volume, balance and weight”