Christchurch: E STE PEOPLE - Kay Rosen
So just what DID it mean?
This collection, of big bold black letters on a canary-yellow background, appeared in 2012 on the eastern wall of the Christchurch Art Gallery. It was by Kay Rosen and entitled "Here are the people and there is the steeple."
The official explanation on the City Council website was that the letters spelt "Steeple people - encouraging residents and visitors to talk about the future of the city and its Cathedral."
This dovetailed neatly with the city-wide fixation at the time, to
try and save the EQ-ravaged Christchurch Cathedral... seemingly at all costs, no matter how sky-high! It was "designed to provoke memory, thought and a little controversy."
Quite HOW we were supposed to see "Steeple people" in this is anyone's guess! But hey, welcome to 'Road Cone City'!
Christchurch: E STE PEOPLE - Kay Rosen
So just what DID it mean?
This collection, of big bold black letters on a canary-yellow background, appeared in 2012 on the eastern wall of the Christchurch Art Gallery. It was by Kay Rosen and entitled "Here are the people and there is the steeple."
The official explanation on the City Council website was that the letters spelt "Steeple people - encouraging residents and visitors to talk about the future of the city and its Cathedral."
This dovetailed neatly with the city-wide fixation at the time, to
try and save the EQ-ravaged Christchurch Cathedral... seemingly at all costs, no matter how sky-high! It was "designed to provoke memory, thought and a little controversy."
Quite HOW we were supposed to see "Steeple people" in this is anyone's guess! But hey, welcome to 'Road Cone City'!