Bio-Morphic Sculpture, Sunken Gardens, Marine Parade, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
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greysman
S 39° 29.491 E 176° 55.186
60H E 493101 N 5628673
Renamed by the locals as 'The Water Lily' this is a Bio-Morphic sculpture placed in the sunken gardens in 1969.
Waymark Code: WMH4ZJ
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 05/23/2013
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The Sunken Gardens are one of Napier's 'quiet spots'. Being below the level of Marine Parade allows it to be separate from normal city life. The gardens have been given a face-lift in recent years opening the gardens up to passers-by and joining the different sections of the marine shore.
This 'Bio-Morphic Sculpture', an artwork by Laurie Karasek was chosen from entries in a public competition and paid for by a generous gift from a local couple and has been placed as a centre-piece in a circular pond.
There is a painted plaque nearby under the covered walkway which states:
Bio-Morphic Sculpture
Installed 1969
The sculpture was created by Laurie Karasek
of the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the
University of Canterbury.
He described it as a bio-morphic form,
floating like a giant water lily.
The sculpture was chosen from entries
in a public competition, and was paid for by
a generous gift from Sir Lewis and Lady Harris
of Brooklands Station, Hawke's Bay.
The sculpture was originally installed with both internal and external underwater lighting with its random sequencing producing fascinating effects after dusk. Unfortunately persistent vandalism and theft has resulted in the lighting system being removed.