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Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest city – The Guardian writes.
Outside an abandoned building in New Zealand’s second-biggest city, a sign reads “slightly haunted but manageable”. In the middle of a busy shopping strip, pedestrians are warned to keep to a 2.83km/h walking speed. In another part of Christchurch, one piece of signage declares simply “don’t”.
The baffling boards are not an overzealous new council initiative, but a piece of art designed to “play with the way we take authority and signage so seriously”.
Despite resembling official Christchurch city council signs, the “Christchurch city confusion” warnings are the work of artist Cameron Hunt.
“The idea was to make signs that look official, but with completely absurd messages, therefore creating moments of confusion, followed by little bursts of joy,” Hunt told the Guardian.
Hunt erected six signs around the city centre, as part of the Little Street art festival early this month. Each was conceived with a specific location in mind.
“Watching people interact with the signs has been awesome,” Hunt said. “There have also been a few grumpy people who’ve joked about writing to the council about these ‘ridiculous signs’.”