Street Sculpture White And Bright Again
Thursday 19 January 2012, 4:36PM
By Marlborough District Council
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![A work of Marlborough sculpture Lydia Geldof.](photos/2012-01-19_1133.png)
The clean white lines of the street sculpture gracing Bythell Place have been restored.
The work of Marlborough sculpture Lydia Geldof, the sculpture was commissioned by Creative Marlborough and a former CBD advocacy group in conjunction with the Marlborough District Council.
Dutch-born Lydia Geldof has been a sculptor in Marlborough since the early 1980s.
Marking the 2000 Millennium, the female shape symbolises fertility and productivity and the future; the flowing form mirrors the flow of the Wairau River and the fertility it brings to the valley while, from the back, the sculpture resembles a jumping fish shape, designed to represent Marlborough’s abundant fisheries.
Part of Marlborough’s small collection of public art, the elegant street sculpture has been cleaned and water-proofed as part of its regular maintenance.