10 Dec 2024

That's metal: Nicolas Lupacchino captures NZ wildlife in Sculpture

From Nights, 10:45 pm on 10 December 2024

Nicolas Lupacchino crafts the natural world out of metal, bringing raw material to (wild) life. He speaks to Maggie Tweedie about his journey from Belgium to Aotearoa and sculpture.

"The Monarch" Recycled steel 2022 (PHOTO: Matias Realini)

"Karearea" Mild and corten steel 2022 (PHOTO: )

"The Fox and the Crow" Steel and macrocarpa 2024 (PHOTO: Nicolas Lupacchino)

"The Fox and the Crow" Steel and macrocarpa 2024 (PHOTO: Nicolas Lupacchino)

"Quenching Thirst" Corten, mild and stainless steel 2022 (PHOTO: Nicolas Lupacchino)

"Take Off" Corten, mild and stainless steel 2022 (PHOTO: Nicolas Lupacchino)

"Clowns Of The Mountains" Recycled steel and macrocarpa post 2022 (PHOTO: Nicolas Lupacchino)

"No Escape" Corten steel 2024 (PHOTO: Nicolas Lupacchino)

"Fiordland Moose" Steel 2023 (PHOTO: )

"First Flight" Corten steel 2024 (PHOTO: )

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