Nothing to see here - this a kinetic sculpture by the inimitable Len Lye that was installed on our 14km Coastal Walkway as a millennium project (much to the disgust of the usual influential few who would like to believe that they know what everybody else wants and/or likes). It has a red light at the top to signal that all of the citizens of New Plymouth are open to the idea of prostitution (or something like that anyway) and will bend, sometimes quite dramatically, with the prevailing wind...that's usually a Westerly that happens to be strong enough to flay the skin from unsuspecting bodies.
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That's fascinating! Almost choked on my salad, though, as I was eating dinner whilst reading your commentary. Thanks for a much-needed giggle after a tough day at work, Graeme! :)
@pdulis Thanks very much :) @lsanderson55 Pleased to have delivered at one laugh today ;) @nanderson It's one of my favourite wands... @northy As is most of Mr. Lye's work...a strange man... @kerosene Thanks very much - it's even more fun on a windy day @mindeater It does indeed - seriously considering getting one for my garden @leanne333 Thanks very much :) @annied I love it when the "powerful" lose a fight :) @juliedduncan You're most welcome - now I've made two people laugh today... @888rachel Sadly it doesn't, but it doesn't really need to as we only have two wind speeds here - none and bloody hell, hang on!!!
The SC makes this image pop agains the background. I am laughing at the idea of wind speeds, hang on, and flaying skin from unsuspecting bodies! It makes it sound dangerous to take a walk there.
@dibzgreasley Thanks very much :) I'm not sure it's the completely true version. I may have made some of it up... @julzmaioro Thanks very much - I'm not sure it's entirely true... @rosiekerr They actually close the walk way during high seas and rough weather so yes, you could be risking life and limb. And skin. @epcello Thanks very much - Len Lye's sculptures were always a bit different @kategoring This town is quite backwards at time - they even forcibly protested the new art gallery!
@cocobella That's Len Lye's work for you ;) @mastermek It's one of my favourite sculptures of his :) @jyokota Thank you very much :) @alinz Thanks very much :)
In most cases I really dislike SC. I'm not sure what you did to make it work here. It must be the little red spot in the mansion down below. Gonna look this work up on wide web if I have some spare time.
@sioux They raise their eyebrows at so much that I do @hermann It does indeed, but you need body armour to go out on a windy night around here @dide Thank you very much :) @mastermek I'm not a huge fan of SC either but it just didn't work any other way - it was a last resort
@tonygig Thank you very much :) @happypat That's what they want you to believe - come nightfall and no man is safe from a jolly good ravishing behind the bike shed ;)
Ooooh....oooh, color, I like it!! Very cool sculpture...very minimalist....sure about that prostitution thing? What, is it like a Red Light district or something? Oh, and a FAV!
@lsanderson55 Pleased to have delivered at one laugh today ;)
@nanderson It's one of my favourite wands...
@northy As is most of Mr. Lye's work...a strange man...
@kerosene Thanks very much - it's even more fun on a windy day
@mindeater It does indeed - seriously considering getting one for my garden
@leanne333 Thanks very much :)
@annied I love it when the "powerful" lose a fight :)
@juliedduncan You're most welcome - now I've made two people laugh today...
@888rachel Sadly it doesn't, but it doesn't really need to as we only have two wind speeds here - none and bloody hell, hang on!!!
@julzmaioro Thanks very much - I'm not sure it's entirely true...
@rosiekerr They actually close the walk way during high seas and rough weather so yes, you could be risking life and limb. And skin.
@epcello Thanks very much - Len Lye's sculptures were always a bit different
@kategoring This town is quite backwards at time - they even forcibly protested the new art gallery!
@mastermek It's one of my favourite sculptures of his :)
@jyokota Thank you very much :)
@alinz Thanks very much :)
@hermann It does indeed, but you need body armour to go out on a windy night around here
@dide Thank you very much :)
@mastermek I'm not a huge fan of SC either but it just didn't work any other way - it was a last resort
@happypat That's what they want you to believe - come nightfall and no man is safe from a jolly good ravishing behind the bike shed ;)