Habitat For Life NZ

Habitat For Life NZ Documenting the work Habitat For Life by Ruth Robertson-Taylor and Manju Tomar.

22/10/2023

A video documentary of the Habitat for Life sculptures with musical performance with Peter Daly on viola and Fe Day on singing bowls.
Located in Miramar, Wellington NZ this project explores the relationship between ecology and art in the Miramar Prison Gardens.

You can learn more about the project here: https://wellington.govt.nz/arts-and-culture/arts/public-art/temporary-public-art

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This is very exciting, the recording and video from the midwinter performance is finally finished!Documenting the perfor...
22/10/2023

This is very exciting, the recording and video from the midwinter performance is finally finished!

Documenting the performance by Peter Daley and Fe Day a short film was made to capture the sculptures and gardens as they are in the depths of winter.
Video link: https://youtu.be/vrGgfQYrLu4

Hidden up in the garden terraces this sculpture has transformed into something resembling a wizened stum ...
19/10/2023

Hidden up in the garden terraces this sculpture has transformed into something resembling a wizened stum

Many small spiders call the sculptures home. You can often find their fine silks shining in the sun.
17/10/2023

Many small spiders call the sculptures home. You can often find their fine silks shining in the sun.

Still standing in the furthest corner of the garden, the shrine like sculpture now has become pitted and warped with the...
17/10/2023

Still standing in the furthest corner of the garden, the shrine like sculpture now has become pitted and warped with the effects of degradation.

Hanging above the garden path this sculpture is on its last legs. Folding in on itself as it loses structural integrity....
15/10/2023

Hanging above the garden path this sculpture is on its last legs. Folding in on itself as it loses structural integrity. I have always loved how it seems to float in the branches of the big pohutukawa tree.

Earlier in the week when it actually spring-like I visited the gardens to find the sculptures dappled in afternoon sunsh...
14/10/2023

Earlier in the week when it actually spring-like I visited the gardens to find the sculptures dappled in afternoon sunshine!

These rings of compressed manure and bamboo are all that is left of both of the smaller hanging sculptures, though they ...
05/10/2023

These rings of compressed manure and bamboo are all that is left of both of the smaller hanging sculptures, though they have survived in this state for months now.

The manure interior on this sculpture, sheltered by the big pines, has hardened and created a second skin. I suspect the...
04/10/2023

The manure interior on this sculpture, sheltered by the big pines, has hardened and created a second skin. I suspect these sculptures will last the longest. They get little rain and wind in the sheltered end of the garden.

Can you find this hidden sculpture? Tucked up in the trees on the hill it over looks the beehives and spiral garden. ...
26/09/2023

Can you find this hidden sculpture? Tucked up in the trees on the hill it over looks the beehives and spiral garden.

Another pleasant weekend in the gardens. Now spring has come the place is much busier and new growth is really starting ...
24/09/2023

Another pleasant weekend in the gardens. Now spring has come the place is much busier and new growth is really starting to take off. I don't think any of us expected these works to last so well and for so long.

Here you can clearly see the lime coating becoming completely lifted off by the slow drying of spring. As the lime dries...
21/09/2023

Here you can clearly see the lime coating becoming completely lifted off by the slow drying of spring. As the lime dries and shrinks it pulls away from still damp structure below.

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