The Star: October 03, 2019

Thursday October 3 2019 The Star
Underneath the Hamish Hay
Bridge in Victoria Square, a
recording of Phillipsz singing an
Elizabethan lute song composed
in 1596 will be played.
Phillipsz thought the James
Hay Bridge, which is the oldest
cast iron bridge in New Zealand,
was the ideal
location for the
artwork.
“Sound can
really act as
a trigger for
memory. It can
bring you back
to a particular
Sui Jianguo place and time,”
she said.
A large shipping container
with the words: “Made in China”
on the side has been shipped
from China to Christchurch.
Made In China by celebrated
Chinese contemporary artist
Sui Jianguo will be placed near
the corner of Oxford Tce and
Worcester Boulevard on October
19.
Ms Bugden thought Christchurch
was lucky to have an artwork
from one of China’s most
internationally celebrated artists.
“Everything comes from
somewhere. Made in China is
both a provocation – tapping
into contemporary anxieties
about buying local – and statement
of fact – it’s an artwork
made by a Chinese artist,” she
said.
At Cuningham House in the
Botanic Gardens, sculptural nets
by Italian-New Zealand artist
Chiara Corbelletto will be hung.
A stone’s throw away at
Christ’s College, a sculpture and
mobile app by Kereama Taepa
will also be on display.
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city for art season
MADE IN CHINA: A shipping container from China will feature in this year’s art season.
The artwork from Taepa
which is called, A (very) brief
history of Aotearoa, is both
sculpture and an interactive
application for iPhones that
reimagines New Zealand’s past
as a video game.
The artwork features a hero
who bravely fights off invading
enemy ships filled with
missionaries, the Crown and
Government – all of whom want
to stage a takeover.
This season people will be
able to vote for their favourite
artwork and be in to win two
return flights to China.
•Entries can be made
on the SCAPE public art
website from October 5.
NEWS 9
Roundabouts for
two dangerous
rural intersections
• By Devon Bolger
TWO high-crash intersections
south of Christchurch are set to
get roundabouts.
The New Zealand Transport
Agency confirmed it will fund
the safety work at the Shands
and Blakes Rds and Springs and
Marshs Rds intersections at a cost
of around $9.7 million.
NZTA figures show since 2011
there have been two fatal crashes,
one serious, and nine minor at the
Shands and Blakes Rds intersection.
At the Springs and Marshs Rds
intersection, there has been one serious
and two non-injury crashes.
Detailed designs will now be
created and a substantial amount
of the work is due to be completed
by mid-2021.
Selwyn district council transportation
asset manager Andrew
Mazey said the long construction
period is due to the amount of
work required.
Said Mr Mazey: “The roundabouts
are expected to be dual lane
and of a substantial size that will
require significant changes to the
existing road corridor.
“Being constructed on two
main arterial routes to the
city and connecting to the
Christchurch Southern Motorway
extension means construction
will need to be safely staged
and balanced with the need to
minimise disruption to traffic.”
Swap, Meet & DiSplay
The weekend of Friday 11th to Sunday 13th October
will once again see the running of the annual
Vintage Car Club swap
meet at the club’s wellestablished
facilities at
Cutler Park, 661 McLeans
Island Road.
This annual event has now
been running for over 40
years. It is New Zealand’s
largest swap meet and is
well established on the
calendar not only for
car enthusiasts, but for
anyone who enjoys the
search for a bargain in
the huge garage-sale and
market styled atmosphere. Thousands of people visit
the event each year and there is something there
for everyone, whether it’s that elusive part for a car
or motorcycle restoration, a collectible treasure,
some item suitable for re-purposing, or simply for
a browse and a coffee or an ice-cream. It is a very
good day out.
As well as the hundreds of
individual selling sites, there
are displays of vintage and
classic vehicles, machinery,
and various amusements
suitable for the whole family.
Steam Scene will also be
operating right next door,
offering plenty of free parking
with ready access to the swap
meet, and cheap train rides
around their grounds. Plenty
of food outlets are also on site.
The Swap Meet is open from 8.00am to 5.00pm on
Friday 11th and Saturday 12th October, and from
8.30am to 2.00pm on Sunday 13th. It is best accessed
by following the signs to Orana Park in Johns Road
near the airport, or from Chattertons Road off Old
West Coast Road. Entry is only $5.00 for adults for
1 day, or $10.00 for a weekend pass. Children under
12 are free. Car parking is also free. Please note that
there is no EFTPOS at the entry gates, and that dogs
are not allowed on the site.
11th, 12th & 13th Oct
1 day admission: $5.00
3 day admission: $10.00
www.theswapmeet.org.nz