'Little Robbie' kākāpō soft sculpture

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'Little Robbie' kākāpō soft sculpture

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This kākāpō soft sculpture is called ‘Little Robbie’. He was made by Sayraphim Lothian, a public artist from Melbourne, Australia, who works in the field of craftivism. In March 2014 Lothian presented a public art project in Christchurch called ‘Journey: the Kākāpō of Christchurch’. She made 124 hand-sewn kākāpō soft sculptures and left them around the streets of Christchurch for people to find and take home in an act of guerrilla kindness. ‘The main aim of the project was to make the people ...

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Image

Date created

March 2014

Creator

Sayraphim Lothian

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1433470

Related subjects

Endemic birds / Kākāpō, Strigops habroptilus / Christchurch (New Zealand) / cotton / polyester / metal / plastic / paper / ink / sculpture / hand sewing / Earthquakes / New Zealand

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