‘Please walk on me’: Exhibition with NZ flag on Hastings gallery floor shocks councillor

‘Please walk on me’: Exhibition with NZ flag on Hastings gallery floor shocks councillor


Hastings councillor Steve Gibson said seeing the New Zealand flag on the floor of the gallery with a sign inviting people to walk on it was a real shock. Exhibition curator Gina Matchitt said, on behalf of Prince, the reaction to the installation was like taking “a litmus test of the country”. “The purpose of it is to unpack dialogue and talk about what the flag means to you,” she said.

Author: Linda Hall


Published at: 2025-12-01 23:31:00

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