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art, sculpture + urban spaces.

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Wellington Writer's Walk — He Karakia mō Puanga mā Matariki (2026)

He Karakia mō Puanga mā Matariki — an aluminium sculpture by Ben Ngaia (Te Āti Awa) gifted to the Wellington Writers Walk by Te Wharewaka o Pōneke. The first work in te reo Māori and newest addition to the Walk in over a decade.

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Te Ara Tupua Artworks & Coastal Resilience Prototyping (2026)

Te Ara Tupua is one of NZ's most significant infrastructure projects, creating a 4.5km cycling and walking connection between Wellington and Lower Hutt along the harbour's western edge. Working alongside engineers, artist Len Hetet (Waiwhenua Design), master carvers, mana whenua and landscape architects, Human Dynamo Workshop contributed to a number of technical and cultural elements across the project.

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Reaching Across a Great Distance Art Installation (2025)

Human Dynamo Workshop provided installation advice and on-site installation support for a large-scale steel sculpture — Reaching Across a Great Distance — in a nationally significant public building, helping realise the Ana Iti's vision within the space.

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Parangarahu Lakes Pou (2025)

Human Dynamo Workshop delivered digital design, CNC carving, material guidance and production support for four intricately carved timber pou along the Parangarahu Lakes walking tracks. The pou honour whakapapa and the ongoing presence of Te Āti Awa whānau along Te Awa Kairangi.

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Whakawhirinaki Silverstream Pipe Bridge | Steel Birds (2025)

Provided design integration and production oversight for the Whakawhirinaki Silverstream Pipe Bridge — a sculptural steel "native birds" public art installation in the Hutt Valley, Wellington.

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Wellington Waterfront Safety & Improvements (2025)

Lighting pole wraps and seating fabricated for Wellington's Frank Kitts Park waterfront upgrade, in collaboration with Waiwhenua Design (Len Hetet) and Wellington City Council.

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Shelters - Ana Iti (2022)

Custom steel frame fabrication for Shelters, a large-scale sculptural work by Māori artist Ana Iti, exhibited at Wellington's City Gallery.

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Wellington Zoo Sculpture Refresh (2022)

Cleaned, restored and repainted Wellington Zoo's outdoor animal sculptures — including the tarantula, centipede, lizard, sun bear and tiger — returning each piece to gallery-fresh condition.

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I in Wellington Sign (2022)

Manufactured and installed the 2.2m tall, 8.9m wide WELL_NGTON interactive public sculpture on Wellington's waterfront, commissioned by WellingtonNZ as a photo-moment destination.

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He Auripo (2022)

Translucent illuminated public sculpture by Len Hetet (Waiwhenua Design / Te Āti Awa, Taranaki Whānui), 3.5m tall, installed on Parliament grounds in Wellington — fabricated using carbon fibre and vacuum-bagged composites.

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The Interior - Sorawit Songsataya (2020)

Digital sculpting, casting and finishing of native bird forms (including a blue moa) for Sorawit Songsataya's artwork The Interior, exhibited at the Auckland Art Gallery as part of SCAPE Public Art.

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Nga Kete — Bronze Sculpture (2018)

Nga Kete is a 2.5m sandcast bronze sculpture by Michel Tuffery, sited at Otago Polytechnic in Dunedin — fabricated by Human Dynamo Workshop using digital modelling, CNC, plaster casting, hand finishing and sand casting.

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Hand Pendant — Lisa Walker (2010)

A contemporary jewellery pendant cast from an anatomical model of a human hand, made with Wellington-based jeweller Lisa Walker.

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