This giraffe (called Giraffe Crossing) was based on a fairly straightforward concept by artist Mark Catley: its minimal black lines creating an illusion of both bandages and zebra crossings. Together they remind Christchurch residents of the rebuild in the wake of the earthquakes – not only the visible wounds, but also the need to carefully pick a safe path around the debris. Okay, it’s a bit of a stretch, but that’s what my guidebook said.
Of more interest to me was learning that this sculpture was in Hazeldean Business Park, a place I’d never visited before. What, pray tell, was a business park? Turns out it’s just a square of grass outside an office block and next to a carpark. Which turned out to be rather hazardous, as someone managed to drive straight into this sculpture, requiring it to be removed for repairs for a couple of weeks.
It was standing by the time I got to it, but it wasn’t one of the most memorable contributions, and not even the only one to utilize a zebra motif. But we’ll get to that one in time…
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