The Black Maria
Fully dressed in black Resene acrylic paint, one building dominated the skyline and stamped a strong impression on visitors during SCAPE held in Christchurch.
Designed by Nathan Coley, a leading figure in architectural art, the Black Maria, sited on the roof of the Physics Room gallery, was a recreation of the rotating saloon stage set that Thomas Edison built for the 1893 silent Western film Black Maria. "The Black Maria" cleverly posed that the city is a theatrical stage set upon which all city dwellers act out their public persona as if part of a theatrical cast.
From the Resene News – issue 3/2003
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