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Peter Nicholls, ‘Toroa’ (1989/2020), Crosswharf Reserve, CBD, Ōtepoti Dunedin
Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021
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"...the paradox of flight in that winged ponderousness and spiney muscularity of the bird heaving its half ton-ness off the ground in a ruffle of massive feathers." (Peter Leach, Art New Zealand #51)
Originally created from Macrocarpa, which is prone to weathering. The piece was reconstructed in 2020 using the South American hardwood timber Purpleheart. The piece has been set on a circular paved area.