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Projected fields - stories from the parks

From New Zealand Society 13 May 2015

There are many stories literally hidden deep underground in some of our public parks. One such park in Wellington, formerly a rubbish dump, contains machinery and equipment left behind by American Marines during WW2. Today the same park is covered by giant pie-charts painted across the grass; part of an interactive public art work for the community. Lynda Chanwai-Earle attends the opening, a festive picnic titled "Projected Fields" to learn more.

Projected Fields project on Macaslister Park, Wellington - Artist Siv Fjaestard, photo courtesy Letting Space.

Five-year-old Olive flies her sausage kite

Artist Siv Fjaestard assists with blindfolded painting

Berhampore kindergarten enjoy the day

Dinah and her daughter at Macalister park painting

Face painting

Flying colours at projected fields project. A child from Berhampore kindergarten

Hula hoop team

Just for a lark - backwards and blindfolded

Kedron Parker is DJ for the day

Macalister park painting

Macalister park paintings

Tracy Monastra on the Macalister Park paintings

Walking the paint machines - Ireni and friend

Wild art

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