A ‘Connection Table’ installed by food behemoth, Wattie’s, and sculpted by Nelson-based artist Maia Hegglun, was blessed at Tāhunanui Beach on Monday.
Maia says the inspiration for the sculpture was about providing a space for Nelsonians to rest from their busy lives and share kai.
“My inspiration came from extrapolating a pot, that Kaupapa (principal) of sharing and when you take it out beyond the table, beyond the community, and beyond the nation you eventually get to one planet and one humanity,” he says.
“Instead of having four legs for the table and the chairs, there’s just one leg, a piece of solid earth. So it’s about commemorating, Papatūānuku (mother earth).”
