Trustee 2: (looks around and counts) Yes, we seem to be.
T1: Excellent. Well it’s that time again. Two years have passed and again we are required by our Deed to invent ... I mean reconstruct, another of Len’s works. Yes, another public sculpture.
(There’s a shuffling of feet and several averted eyes).
T2: Come on everyone. We had a huge success with the big noisy one that went up and down hitting that ball ...
T1: Yes, and the very long one that writhes across the floor is well on the way.
T2: Not to mention Water whirler in Wellington. (looks down at briefing notes) Oh sorry. I see it says not to mention -Water whirler.
T1: This time what we need is something more visually commanding. Something that's more than just one unique single thing on its own moving this way and that by itself in isolation.
T2: How about a whole lot of unique things? You know, more than one.
T1: Brilliant.
T2: Like how about we make a Quadrilogy version of Trilogy, or even a Septilogy…that’s seven of them.
T3: I’ve got it. A Wind wand farm.
(several heads turn)
T4: Do you think Len Lye would have ever done something like that?
T1: Definitely.
T3: It could be a whole cluster of Wind wands bobbing their heads in sprightly dance.
T1: Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. What are we talking. 50? A 100?
T3: I reckon we could easily do six, as long as they’re kind of small.
And that is what they did
LATER: Initially we thought it was the Len Lye Trust proposing this wacky idea. But reading the article again, who exactly is going to do this thing is a bit of a mystery. We are assuming the Len Lye Trust is in there somewhere, the City Council probably, maybe the Govett-Brewster - all jumping the shark together?
