Genoa

1988

Peter Nicholls

Accessible

1988–Current

  • On an island in a pond near 49 Tephra Boulevard, Te Puia O Maungarei Springs Reserve, Stonefields, Mount Wellington, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Type

  • Sculpture

Medium

  • Wood

Dimensions

  • H2200 x W2500 x D2100mm

Peter Nicholls, ‘Genoa’ (1988), Te Puia O Maungarei Springs Reserve, Stonefields, Mount Wellington, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021

Artists
Credit

Auckland Council Art Collection

Associated Artwork Person(s)
Associated Artwork Organisation(s)

Description

'Genoa' is constructed from recycled hardwood jarrah railway sleepers, which spiral up to the sky from their concrete base. This helps bring to life Nicholl's ideas of tension, the power of matter over gravity, and the illusion of movement

The artwork was donated to Auckland Council in 2021 by Dr Rodney Wilson and Maureen Wilson.