Eli Christiansen

Eli Christiansen was one of four students at the Wellington Polytechnic Course of Contemporary Māori Design in 1992 who were commissioned by the Department of Justice to provide designs for glass panelling on the entrances to the courtrooms in Wellington’s High Court building. The other students were Stephen Pene; Anthony Pene; and Sheree Pattison.

Eli Christiansen, ‘Sandblasted Panels’, Entrances to Courtrooms 8, 9, 10 and exit [showing exit], High Court, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington. Images: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2024