Mexican artist Hector Zamora has recently completed the installation of Muegano, a multi-faceted structure hovering above a lake in Christchurch's Botanical Gardens. Originally commissioned for the 6th SCAPE Public Art Biennial in 2010, the installation of the work was postponed in 2011 after Christchurch was rocked by a devastating series of earthquakes that left much of the city and its architectural heritage in ruins. Having survived the 1986 Mexico earthquake, Zamora was sensitive to how Christchurch people might feel about the sculpture's tumbled appearance, but with the passing of time the work can now function as he intended: as a comment on inner city living and urban density.
Image: Hector Zamora's Muegano, Christchurch Botanic Gardens