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‘Finale: Bouquet’

The installation

By the numbers

  • 200,000+ pieces of confetti
  • 6,000 strands
  • 6 variations of colour
  • 68 grams per strand, for a total artwork weight of roughly 400 kg
  • 6 installers
  • 816 hours to install

The installation in pictures


  • Two large crates of boxes sit on the floor in the gallery

    Installation of Nike Savvas, Finale: Bouquet, 2019. Photo by Michael O'Neill. Te Papa


  • Bouquet which will eventually hang from the ceiling

    Installation of Nike Savvas, Finale: Bouquet, 2019. Photo by Michael O'Neill. Te Papa


  • Bouquet as well as a printout of the artwork plan for the installers to use, and coloured tape and a tape measure

    Installation of Nike Savvas, Finale: Bouquet, 2019. Photo by Michael O'Neill. Te Papa


  • Bouquet hang from the ceiling, as seen from the bottom. The boxes they came in sit underneath the strands

    Installation of Nike Savvas, Finale: Bouquet, 2019. Photo by Michael O'Neill. Te Papa


  • Bouquet already hung. To the right, in a space yet to be installed stands a man in front of a chair and lots of carton containing the boxes of strands for the work

    Installation of Nike Savvas, Finale: Bouquet, 2019. Photo by Maarten Holl. Te Papa


  • Bouquet

    Installation of Nike Savvas, Finale: Bouquet, 2019. Photo by Maarten Holl. Te Papa