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museums + exhibitions.

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Out in The Big Blue Display — Oāmaru Penguins (2025)
Hyper-realistic, life-sized Little Blue Penguin (kororā) sculptures in dynamic underwater poses, fabricated for the newly developed Discovery Centre at Ōamaru Penguins in Otago.
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The Paparoa Exhibition — Punangairi Visitor Centre (2024)
Immersive cave rooms, cast plaster rock walls, life-sized models and dioramas fabricated for the Paparoa Exhibition at Punangairi Visitor Centre on the West Coast.
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The Whale Hearts (2008-2023)
Five life-sized blue whale heart sculptures (tohōra) fabricated over fifteen years for Te Papa, LWL Museum Germany, Übersee Museum Bremen, New Bedford Whaling Museum, and the Ocean Institute in California.
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AgResearch Soil Armour Diorama (2022)
We created a highly detailed diorama for AgResearch, showing the real world application of the 'Soil Armour' method for winter grazing.
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Dark Sky Project Tekapō (2019)
Interactive star spheres and tātai aroraki (Māori astronomy) installations fabricated for the Dark Sky Project in Tekapō, Mackenzie.
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Te Papa Museum Nature Exhibition (2019)
A major multi-level natural history exhibition for Te Papa Museum (Te Taiao Nature), featuring sculpted native fish, birds and insects, scientifically accurate models and immersive set pieces. We delivered the digital sculpting, 3D printing and fine paint finishing for the gallery.
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Rainbow Springs Kiwi Experience and Interactive Creatures (2011 & 2018)
Educational and interactive playground creatures, a giant illuminated kiwi egg and tactile native animal heads fabricated for Rainbow Springs Nature Park, Rotorua.
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Puke Ariki Museum — Tree Weta (2016)
Life-sized tree weta sculpture fabricated for Puke Ariki Museum, New Plymouth — cast in fibreglass over a welded steel armature, with hand-painted finishes.
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Auckland Museum — Moana: My Ocean (2013)
Life-sized shark and marine animal sculptures fabricated for Auckland Museum's Moana — My Ocean exhibition, raising awareness of New Zealand's endemic marine ecosystems.

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