By Jane Du Rand, Nandipha Judy Mnono, Nombuso Erica Jacobs, Pumlani Kwayiyo, Zandile Bianca Snam, Mthetheleli Williams, Siyolo Nicollas Ketabahle, Bugalekaya Patrick Loli, Mxolisi Malcolm Mandela, Mzwandile Matoto. The stairway is an experimental journey that starts in darkness and turbulence and progress to a new dawn and explosion of colour, hope and new beginnings.
40 – Whites Road Wall
By Mark Wilby in collaboration with Bongani Njalo, Bamanye Ngxale, Jason Olivier, Gabriel Chaponda, Siya Mboniswa. History is often shaped by momentous events, while cities with their alleys, streets and venues are formed by the layered rhythms of daily necessity. This rhythm of place, shaped by the everyday, becomes the song of the city.
44 – Voting Line
By Anthony Harris and Konrad Geel. The life-size laser-cut steel figures form a symbolic voting line that evokes a memory of voters as they were seen in the country’s first democratic elections in 1994.
39 – Election Queue – Votes of the Future
By The Workplace Architects. The Voting Queue represents the voting line that was formed at the 1994 elections. Votes of the Future – A second application on to the Voting Queue path, saw over 3,000 of Nelson Mandela Bay’s youth leave their mark as future voters.
38 – Amphitheatre Wall
By Leminah Chifadza, Keith Vilahakis, Paula Paton. A public art experience, where humour, vibrance and colour meet the gritty nature of everyday street life through a graphic and illustrative interpretation of Port Elizabeth’s inner city ambience.
34 – Chapel Street Crossing
By Mthetheleli Williams. A pattern of colourful paving bricks flow from all directions over the crossing in Chapel Street. This represents the gathering of masses that are voted in the 1994 elections.
42 – Piazza Mosaic
By the NMMU Ceramic Collective. This 470 square metre mosaic, situated between the Pyramid and the Great Flag celebrates the multi-cultural, the heritage, the diverse histories and abundant fauna and flora that characterises the city and the province.
30 – Fishbone
By Imbono FJA Architects. The Fishbone is an architectural element intended to visually anchor the old Jerry Street to Vuyisile Mini Square and encourage pedestrians to trace a historical path between the city and the harbour.
41 – Fish Bird
By Mxolisi Dolla Sapeta. The Fish Bird is returning back to the Donkin to the ownership of this transforming site.
35 – Tower Sculpture
By The Workplace Architects. The Tower Sculpture acts as a beacon to announce the journey through the Donkin Reserve and responds to the surrounding elements to allow wind and light to bring it to life.