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Slippery When Wet

Slippery When Wet

Orakei Wharf is a 100m long pier just outside Auckland's Central Business District The intersecting concrete slab is a disused pipeline that leads out int...
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Orakei Wharf is a 100m long pier just outside Auckland's Central Business District The intersecting concrete slab is a disused pipeline that leads out into the bay. This composition appealed to me because of the juxtaposition of the dead strait wharf and the sweeping curve of the pipeline.

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