Before Kirsty left to head back to Sydney, we had lunch together in town, and then David and I went to Te Papa, our national museum. I only saw one exhibition - the WWI which was put together by Peter Jackson's Weta Workshops. Absolutely amazing, and extremely moving. It was a very good thing I took tissues ...
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| The models are extremely life-like, as you would expect from Peter Jackson's team. I would guess that the models are at least 1.5 times lifesize. One of the things that impresses me so much is the attention to detail: the draping of the uniforms, the wear and tear of them, the hairs on the arms, the dirt under the fingernails. Just amazing to see and experience. |
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| In this display/tableau the doctor is looking in pain and despair at a dead soldier (see the photo above). In the room of this tableau, there was a recording playing a reading of the doctor's letters home. Very moving. |
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| See the detail on the sole of the boot and the puttees. |
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| The draping is done so well - as if there is a real body inside the clothes. |
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| Note the pores on the skin ... |
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| ... and the hairs |
If you are in NZ, then get down to Wellington and go to see this - it is on until mid-April, I think.
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