Art in our Street

                                                          Sunken Buiding by John Radford 1998

Extraordinary coincidence - two days ago I accompanied Prabhash to his first run in a nearby park and was impressed by a set of sunken buildings ( totally fictional) designed by sculptor John Radford. 


Two days later I stepped out of my door in East Street to inspect an art happening ( the chalk inscribing of all the names of house owners in our street  for the last 100 years ) and was addressed by a singular figure in red cap and jumper and he introduced himself as John Radford the sculptor. 

                           above - Jeremy Leatinu'u chalking a ghostly roll call in East Street
                           below  - Prabhash at our front door during the chalking.

  
The Synchronicity was extraordinary and I shook his hand warmly as if I was meeting an old friend. Prabhash and I had just pressed cups of coffee and biscuits on the two Samoan artists Louise Tu'u and Jeremy Leatinu'u doing the chalk history . Also on our footpath, inspecting the project was a senior curator from the Auckland Gallery - Ron Brownson. We chatted and decided to attend his tour of the Gallery the following Sunday.


I already suspect that Art means more to the people of these islands, than to their neighbours on that large island.