Sculpture for Splore festival, Tapapakanga Regional Park, Auckland.
The sculpture was inspired by the landforms around the Tapapakanga Regional Park area.
The name Kaitiaki (which means guardian/minder/protector) was chosen for the work as it had a certain presence about it which lent itself to taking on a custodial role on the beach at the festival.
The aim was that Kaitiaki would become part of the landscape and that people would naturally want to interact with it, in which ever way they felt inclined.
Kaitiaki sculpture
© 2010 S.K.M.Forsyth
Kaitiaki concept_Artist impression Splore sculpture proposal
Initial concept drawings Splore sculpture proposal
Kaitiaki concept model Splore sculpture proposal
Kaitiaki concept model Splore sculpture proposal
Kaitiaki concept model Splore sculpture proposal
Kaitiaki Tapapakanga Regional Park
Kaitiaki Tapapakanga Regional Park
Kaitiaki Tapapakanga Regional Park
Kaitiaki Tapapakanga Regional Park
Kaitiaki Detail
Kaitiaki Detail
Welcome to Splore Splore 2010
Visual artists line up Splore 2010
Entrance to Splore festival site Splore 2010
Main beach/stage Splore 2010
First sight of Kaitiaki on beach Splore 2010
Kaitiaki Splore 2010
Kaitiaki gets first interaction Splore 2010
Kaitiaki climber Splore 2010
Kaitiaki and crawler Splore 2010
Kaitiaki lighting Splore 2010
Kaitiaki lighting Splore 2010
Kaitiaki at sunrise Splore 2010
Kaitiaki construction details Eco ply, glue, screws, fire, stain