Controversial hand sculpture which towered over city to be removed

Controversial hand sculpture which towered over city to be removed
Quasi stands perched on its fingertips atop the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand (AP photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)

Perched on two fingers on the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, the giant sculpture of a hand has loomed over the city for five years.

Named Quasi, the 16ft tall (almost five metres) creation of Australia-based sculptor Ronnie van Hout bears an unsmiling human face – because why not?

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