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12. Silent People
| Artist | Chris Booth |
|---|---|
| Year | |
| Location | Above the water feature, next to the stairs to the Public Library |
| Tour directions | Walk towards the public library building at the western end of Civic Square |
A lily by any other name
The ever-present New Zealand cabbage tree is actually the world's largest breed of lily.
Sculpture background
Taranaki andesite boulders are threaded onto steel rods and set among tussock grass and cabbage trees.
The transport of the boulders for Silent People from Taranaki to Wellington has been compared with the 19th-century movement of tribes from Taranaki to Wellington.
Booth is an active conservationist. Silent People peeks out unobtrusively from behind the cabbage trees, perhaps reflecting a proposed ideal relationship between humans and the environment.
Only half of the sculpture is located in Civic Square. The other half is at at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. This is because Te Papa and the Wellington City Council co-purchased Silent People.
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- The Pool Charlotte Fisher 1994 -41.2889891 174.7782308 /__data/assets/image/0020/1658/thumb-the-pool.jpg The Pool /tours/civic-square/the-pool
- Te Aho a Māui Rewi Thompson 1991 -41.288906 174.778100 /__data/assets/image/0004/1768/thumb-te-aho-a-maui.jpg Te Aho a Māui /tours/civic-square/te-aho-a-mui
- Nikau Ian Athfield 1991 -41.28898896 174.777868 /__data/assets/image/0005/1769/thumb-nikau-palms.jpg Nikau palms /tours/civic-square/nikau-palms
- Anchor Stone Ra Vincent 2004 -41.28912996 174.7776281 /__data/assets/image/0014/1652/thumb-anchor-stone.jpg Anchor Stone /tours/civic-square/anchor-stone
- Pig Alan Hobbs 1995 -41.28903118 174.7775287 /__data/assets/image/0016/1654/thumb-pig.jpg Pig /tours/civic-square/the-pig
- Prow and Capital Matt Pine 1991 -41.28877964 174.777552 /__data/assets/image/0017/1655/thumb-prow-and-capital.jpg Prow and Capital /tours/civic-square/prow-and-capital
- Ferns Neil Dawson 1998 -41.2887753 174.77721 /__data/assets/image/0020/1766/thumb-fern.jpg Fern /tours/civic-square/ferns
- Fault Ralph Hotere and Bill Culberth 1994 -41.28856 174.77724 /__data/assets/image/0014/1904/thumb-fault.jpg Fault /tours/civic-square/fault
- Seven Steps to Heaven Mary-Louise Brown 2000 -41.28885063 174.7767735 /__data/assets/image/0018/1656/thumb-seven-steps-to-heaven..jpg Seven Steps To Heven /tours/civic-square/seven-steps-to-heaven
- Silent People Chris Booth 1991 -41.28860247 174.7766809 /__data/assets/image/0019/1657/thumb-silent-people.jpg Silent People /tours/civic-square/silent-people
- Grand Head Terry Stringer 1986 -41.28908086 174.775988 /__data/assets/image/0015/1653/thumb-grand-head.jpg Grand Head /tours/civic-square/grand-head
