Methanex at Motunui

In the previous post I referred to an

exhibition catalogue of my work

called The Left Hand Raised.

The photo above was included in that

exhibition. It was taken at the Methanex

plant at Motunui, a few kilometres north

of New Plymouth.

The plant converts natural gas into

methanol, almost all of which is exported

to countries such as China, Japan, and Korea.

Building it was one of the Think Big projects

from the time of the Muldoon government.

It remains one of the biggest engineering projects ever

undertaken in New Zealand.

When construction was finished, Methanex

gave this massive model to a museum here.

The model was not built just for fun

but as a visual guide to assist in the

construction.

While I can see what attracted me

to taking the photos below, I

am letting them pass as they

just don't quite make it.