'Terrifying' hand sculpture flies in to give Wellington nightmares

‘Monstrous’ and ‘malevolent’ sculpture Quasi alarms office workers and divides opinionA “terrifying” five-metre tall sculpture of a hand with a face has been flown in from the South Island to perch on top of a contemporary art gallery in the New Zealand capital of Wellington.It fixes passers by with a disapproving expression. Meant to liven up the Civic Square that was damaged in a 2016 earthquake, the work has instead alarmed and terrified locals, who have de