Skywhale keeps giving

And now she’s got a wikipedia page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skywhale

Personally, I don’t care about whether Skywhale garners international recognition, except in as much as other people elsewhere get to see this beautiful creation.

Some people really need to get beyond the notion that something needs to be acknowledged elsewhere for it to be significant. That’s a rather outmoded idea.

It’s amazing and challenging people in Canberra. That’s enough.

If you like crikey.com, you could try First Dog on the Moon’s cartoon (http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/carry-on-up-the-lock-up/). The telling comment is

“…$350,000 of taxpayer money spent on giant fictional sea creature that doesn’t actually do anything, hardly anyone wanted, and even less understood, and most of the population were completely enraged by…” with the punchline “…I reckon that makes it the most Canberra thing I have ever seen!”

This is the “attention” the BBC gave it. It was the last one in the “pictures of the day” section on their website.

Having now seen what the thing looks like from below, I wonder whether it’s a floating sequel to Robert Luketic’s memorable 1997 short?

Dick Tracy said :

Masquara said :

Why the hell isn’t it branded? At least the basket! The only centenary element that gets actual exposure worldwide has no visual mention of Canberra. Sigh.

Mr Lasek obviously didn’t think to put it in the contract, however I see we’re contracted to pay around a $150,000 for social media, education resources and travel. A comment following the CT article “Drawn to Archer vision, artist cut fee” yesterday, suggests the contract with the operator has an element of “mate ship” about it. Amid all the whale wash Skywhale is gaining an odour !

The ACT “mateship” flow chart is very interesting. It is heavily underwritten by ACT ratpayers.

Jeremy Lasek gave the Canberra Symphony Orchestra a huge bagging this morning on 2CC when he was trying to defend Skywhale. He said that the Skywhale had brought international recognition to Canberra, and that “CNN and the BBC didn’t bother with the Canberra Symphony”. Ouch!

pierce said :

I keep hearing talk about this national public ridicule and humiliation but I haven’t actually seen any of it yet – haven’t heard any Canberra is boring talk this week either.

+1

The biggest whingeing is coming from whitin Canberra.

Masquara said :

Why the hell isn’t it branded? At least the basket! The only centenary element that gets actual exposure worldwide has no visual mention of Canberra. Sigh.

Mr Lasek obviously didn’t think to put it in the contract, however I see we’re contracted to pay around a $150,000 for social media, education resources and travel. A comment following the CT article “Drawn to Archer vision, artist cut fee” yesterday, suggests the contract with the operator has an element of “mate ship” about it. Amid all the whale wash Skywhale is gaining an odour !

Masquara said :

It isn’t branded!! Not even on the basket! The worse centenary element that gets actual exposure worldwide has no visual mention of Canberra. Great stuff!!!!

Fixed.