Places and Spaces
This panel was designed, created and constructed by Sally Thompson and Christine Annan, as part of the Tukutuku project in 2009 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Christchurch City Libraries.
Wahi Tangata
- Synthetic materials, paint charts, fabric, paua shell, paper, wool, wire, ribbon and glue
- 122 x 60 cm. Portrait
The whare represents library buildings with a big heart of the community at the centre. Strips of paper represent the teams contribution to the library network and includes graphs, asset register, plans and the 2025 facilities plan. Interwoven words reflect the written word, knowledge and communication. The paint charts are the physical tools of our trade but also represent the rainbow of people that use our libraries as well as the palettes we chose to use in our spaces.
Running vertically beside the whare we have two fishing nets with paua shell representing the capturing of ideas and thoughts. The elements used in the construction of the whare are in the kaokao shape as the power of man in yellow this also includes enlightenment. The red of the roof is abundance and the stairways representing both men and women lead upwards. The purapura whetu in the ‘sky’ celebrate those who came before us and the spirals reflect the invention and blue sky thinking that ensures we continue to grow and develop.
Panel creation
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