Toroa

1989

Peter Nicholls

Accessible

1989–Current

  • Crosswharf Reserve facing Harbour Basin, Cnr Wharf and Fryatt Sts, CBD, Ōtepoti Dunedin

Type

  • Sculpture

Medium

  • Wood

Dimensions

  • H3680 x W2950 x D3460mm

Peter Nicholls, ‘Toroa’ (1989/2020), Crosswharf Reserve, CBD, Ōtepoti Dunedin

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

Artists
Credit

Dunedin Public Art Gallery Collection

Associated Artwork Organisation(s)

Description

"...the paradox of flight in that winged ponderousness and spiney muscularity of the bird heaving its half ton-ness off the ground in a ruffle of massive feathers." (Peter Leach, Art New Zealand #51)

Originally created from Macrocarpa, which is prone to weathering. The piece was reconstructed in 2020 using the South American hardwood timber Purpleheart. The piece has been set on a circular paved area.