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Nga Korerorero - Ongoing Talk

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4. Nga Korerorero – Ongoing Talk

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Artist Silvia Salgado
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Location Midland Park, Lambton Quay
Tour directions From Invisible City continue along the right side of Lambton Quay until you come to Midland Park on your right hand side. Ongoing talk is situated in the middle of the park.

Silvia Salgado

Salgado was born and raised in Colombia. In 1992, she came to New Zealand and lectured in printmaking at the Wellington Polytechnic. She was educated in Colombia and the United States, and has shown her work in both countries. She no longer lives in NZ.

Sculpture background

A sculpture placed in Wellington’s Midland Park in 1996 is the work of Colombian artist Silvia Salgado. She came to New Zealand in 1992 to lecture in design at Wellington Polytechnic. Her sculpture, ‘Ngā kōrerorero’ (the ongoing dialogue) represents communication and relationships among friends and families.

The sculptured fountain is made out of bronze, steel, concrete on slate tiles. The mixed-media water sculpture refers to both geology- the forms suggest tectonic plates- and a human element - the stepping stones and the bronze talking heads.

Salgado was born and raised in Colombia.In 1992, she came to New Zealand and lectured in printmaking at the Wellington Polytechnic. She was educated in Colombia and the United States, and has shown her work in both countries. She no longer lives in NZ.

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