Official Name of the Sculpture:
The English Channel

Description:
The lighthouse, is itself an artwork, and known by the title The Lighthouse,.  It houses the modern sculpture of Captain James Cook made of highly polished stainless steel.
The figure is dressed in long coat, with hair tied in a pony-tail, and is shown sitting on a sculptor’s work table, in reflecting pose, he is facing north-west.
The highly polished surface of the sculpture reflects the image of everything and everyone surrounding it.   These reflections constantly change with the light.
The lighthouse has windows set low to enable children to see inside, the interior is not accessible to the public.
A second one is to be seen at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, Australia.

History:
Made by the noted Maori sculptor, Michael Parekōwhai.  This artwork was opened in 2017.
The artist first produced the image from block polystyrene, from which 96 pieces of stainless steel were moulded.  These were welded together before the whole was polished to the mirror finish.
The sculpture was commissioned by Auckland Council, and funded by the real estate firm Barfoot & Thompson, and by private donors.
The lighthouse was built around the sculpture – they could not otherwise have got it through the door, nor the windows.

GPS Coordinates:-36.842263,  174.767786

References:
Cook’s Log, page 2, vol.41, no.3 (2018)

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