Untitled by Gina Kiel, 2019

This street art was part of the 2019 Whanganui Walls event and was painted by Gina Kiel. Read her artist statement:

"A describing poem made with the comments, conversations and interpretations of people, from the youngest child to the oldest woman, who watched and chatted with me and each other as I painted this piece:

It’s like daydreaming

reaching back into the abstract

faces with infinite ears do flips

changing form and back again in an accordion motion

while the very hungry caterpillar eats potato chips on

string

happiness is a balance evolving constantly

as layers fuse together and layers fall away

the caterpillar changes into the butterfly

It’s about letting go of the masks we wear

tunnels of memories fading in and out

my mother grew up in this place

then the UFO was seen

the aliens left a face made of stone in her garden

one eye follows you wherever you go

making ripples in the water

as autumn leaves dance down the Whanganui river" - Gina Kiel

Photo credit: Yoshi_travel_films