Forsyth Barr Stadium chief executive David Davies and
Dunedin Fringe Festival director Paul Smith create a splash
at the stadium yesterday. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Work started on painting Otago's $200 million Forsyth
Barr Stadium yesterday. And, surprisingly, red and black were
the most popular colour choices for the new home of Otago
rugby.
Stadium chief executive David Davies was particularly
enthusiastic about red and black paint, during a colourful,
and unconventional, paint-bombing test on the stadium fence.
"This is the most enjoyable 10 minutes I've had in a long
time," Mr Davies grinned. "It's very carthartic. It's a good
way to work the stress out."
The paint-bombing was an experiment ahead of the 2010 Dunedin
Fringe Festival, festival director Paul Smith said.
The Fringe will be launched in the Octagon next Thursday,
when people involved in the Dunedin art community will create
a 3.6m by 2.4m artwork by peppering a canvas with the paint
balloons.
"We wanted to test out the paint bombs first, to make sure
that they would work properly," Mr Smith said.
The paint bombs were made by injecting paint into water
balloons with a horse syringe. And, on a day of colour, there
was also some inevitable red tape to deal with.
"We had to sign a resource consent to come here and do this."
Mr Davies said he was looking forward to his first Dunedin
Fringe Festival, which starts next Thursday.
"Comedy has always kept me engrossed, so I'll definitely be
there."
The 2010 Dunedin Fringe Festival runs from March 18 to 28.
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