Christchurch's Fanfare sculpture was lit up in red, white and blue last night as a show of support for France after the tragic events of the weekend.
The six-storey high sphere is New Zealand's largest public sculpture. SCAPE Public Art organised Fanfare to be lit.
"France has turned off its lights to mourn the victims of the attacks that rocked Paris," Director of SCAPE Public Art Deborah McCormick says.
"Sculptures and monuments from Rio de Janeiro to San Francisco are now glowing with the colours of Le Tricolore, transforming them into international symbols of solidarity. The City of Light has gone dark, Christchurch joins the world in lighting up our own Fanfare sculpture for them," she says.
Fanfare sculptor Neil Dawson added his support.
"I am pleased for Fanfare to be used as a symbol of solidarity in this way. The colours of the French Flag lighting Fanfare in blue, white and red represent our support at this time," he says.
Fanfare was originally commissioned in 2004 and was suspended above the Sydney Harbour Bridge to mark New Year in 2005. The sculpture was donated to the Christchurch City Council in 2007.
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