‘Slightly haunted but manageable’: new signs cause confusion – and delight – in Christchurch
by Eva Corlett in Wellington from World news | The Guardian on (#72ARX)
Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand's second-largest city
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".
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