Interpretation
Signs and interpretation
What the Cape says to somebody who never opens a website.
A programme that runs continuously.
Where we are now
The first sculpture’s signage was written and laid out by a committee member and has been well received, with te reo worked into it naturally; a temporary sign is up; and a one-square-metre planting-plan sign for the top of the zigzag was being designed in early 2026. Nothing else on the Cape explains what is happening on it.
What it becomes
Interpretation as a workstream rather than labels: storyboards for the cultural, ecological, historical and recreational values of the Cape, and signage that names the plants going into the ground.
Why this matters
Most visitors will never open this website. The Cape has to work offline, and the first sculpture’s signage shows how well that can be done.
What needs to happen
2 of 5- Signage for the first sculpture
- Temporary site sign
- Planting-plan sign at the top of the zigzag
- Species signage along the planting
- Storyboards for the wider values of the Cape