An exhibition at the Sarjeant Gallery called City of Gold and Lead by photographer Ann Shelton includes photos of leftover bits from the old Whanganui Computer centre. Ann has also restored the name of a former disgraced Whanganui Mayor engraved on the Gallery's foundation stone.
Ann Shelton Blue Boy, computer part from the Wanganui Computer. Pigment print. 330mm x 440 mm, 2013.
Ann Shelton Heavy Metal #1, Platinum, recovered scrap metal from the remains of the decommissioned Wanganui Computer. Pigment print, 755 x 604 mm, 2013.
Ann Shelton Blue Room (Still). Two channel, HD digital video, colour, 16:9, channel 1, 24min 17sec and channel 2, 1min 9sec, both continuous loops, Blu-ray, 2013.
Ann Shelton Golden Dawn, freshly gilded foundation stone, the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua, 8 July 2013. Gold leaf on existing foundation stone, 2013.
The images in this gallery are used with permission and are subject to copyright conditions.