City Vision candidates Lindsey Rea, Cathy Campbell, and Christopher Dempsey attended the opening of John Radford’s sculpture in Potters Park on Wednesday morning to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Dominion Day.Council candidate Lindsey Rea did the honours by cutting the ribbon, ably supported by Councillor Cathy Casey and Community Board candidate Christopher Dempsey waving the NZ Flag and Union Jack.
Don McGlashan was also on hand to sing his well known song, ‘Dominion Road’ which was appreciated by passers by.
Supporting arts and culture has been a key goal of City Vision and is important to build a sense of idenitity in our city.
John’s unique (if small) sculpture is an exact replica of a home circa 1907, set on a bronze ‘section’ of the size commonly found in Mt Eden then. The scale of the sculpture is the same scale as you would experience viewing the house from Maungawhau – Mt Eden.
Ironically, this sculpture that celebrates an important part of our history is just across the road from the site of the proposed 24/7 McDonalds in Balmoral. City Vision Councillors in Eden-Albert have been strongly opposed to this crass development due to its impact on local residents and traffic safety.
2 comments:
$20,000? Are you crazy?
Well, if I'd spent months researching, designing, and hand crafting a detailed sculpture from a solid piece of bronze, I'd probably want to be paid for it!
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