The One-day Sculpture event, one of a series of similar events held around New Zealand, was not traditional sculpture, but more along the lines of temporary public art, project co-ordinator Charlotte Dick said.
Artists Walker and Bromwich - Zoe Walker and Neil Bromwich from Britain - New Zealanders Douglas Bagnall and ex-pat Adam Hyde, volunteers, and members of the public travelled to the island courtesy of Port Chalmers Sea Cadets.
One-day Sculpture is the result of the inaugural Litmus Curatorial Fellowship, which engaged curator and writer Claire Doherty in a six-week research residency at Massey University School of Fine Arts in 2006.
The project received funding from Creative New Zealand, and the Dunedin version was supported by the Otago Polytechnic and commissioned in association with the Blue Oyster Art Project Space.
The project resulted in works in Auckland, Wellington, and New Plymouth.
An event will be held in Christchurch next year.
Rachel Gillies said she and fellow curator Caro McCaw wanted to do something "slightly different", with the four artists working collaboratively but coming from different perspectives.
The project was called "inter-tidal", and focused on the zone between high and low tides, which was a metaphor for the space between places, between the artists, and between the artists and the public.
The works themselves involved Hyde and Bagnall searching for a new species of seaweed, with help from members of the public, and Walker and Bromwich setting up a space in a cave, where people could talk about moments in their lives when they had an epiphany.
"The public are invited to participate.
''It's about that encounter," Ms Gillies said.
Ms Walker said her and Bromwich's work was about collecting stories.
The pair had been in Dunedin for two weeks, and had visited the island before Saturday to prepare their work.
Ms Dick said a book was expected from the events held around the country, there was a panel discussion yesterday at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, and a symposium would be held in Wellington in March.
