Whakuku a Nga Kina

The art world is full of sharks[cita­tion need­ed], but one recent pub­lic sculp­ture is attract­ing watery beasts of a dif­fer­ent kind.

Via his Face­book group, artist Michel Tuffery has been doc­u­ment­ing the sting-rays which have been cruis­ing his Nga Kina at Kumu­to­to wharf which was installed in Novem­ber 2012.

"Just about touch it, came to say Kia ora, Tuffs" (image used without permission)
“Just about touch it, came to say Kia ora, Tuffs” (image used with­out per­mis­sion)

Appar­ent­ly the rays always turn up at low-tide, so go down and check them out! (Google Maps link)

Nga Kina at night (image: Darren Foster, Nektar Films Wellington)
Nga Kina at night (image: Dar­ren Fos­ter, Nek­tar Films Welling­ton; used with­out per­mis­sion)

 

Tagged , , , ,