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Life imitates... well, you know
Behind the scenes
Are repair works in Christchurch becoming so extreme that they could start to compete with contemporary art? It's a nice thought.
Pipes, Christchurch, 2012
Pipes, Christchurch, 2012
Driving down Styx Mill Road on the Northern edge of the city, my son and I were charmed and intrigued by these red pipes bursting forth energetically out of the ground. I expect they're part of what we now know as Christchurch's 'horizontal infrastructure', but I must admit my first thought was of this...
Don Driver Yellow Tentacle Pram 1980. Mixed media. 1700 x 1400 x 1740 mm. Collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Reproduced with permission.
Closely followed by this...
Carl Sydow Meander I 1971. Mixed media. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery, purchased, 1971.Reproduced with permission