The Riff Raff statue (seen here as a shadow cast on the wall behind him. Click here to see my post of the actual statue) of The Rocky Horror Picture Show fame resides at the Southend of Victoria St in Hamilton. On this site stood The Embassy Theatre, the home of Hamilton's ‘Late Night Double Feature Picture Show’ and the barber shop where Richard O'Brien cut hair and daydreamed from 1959 to 1964.
Riff Raff is a character in the Rocky Horror Show and The Rocky Horror Picture Show movie, written by Richard O'Brien.
The statue is a cast bronze sculpture created by Weta Workshop, designed by Greg Broadmore, sculpted by Brigitte Wuest and engineered by Dave Irons. He is curated and was installed by the Waikato Museum of Art and History on behalf of his owner, the Hamilton City Council. He was commissioned and then gifted to the city by Mark Servian and the Riff Raff Public Arts Trust with the assistance of The Perry Foundation.
Check out the webcam and see who's there right now or follow the instructions on the wall and Let's Do The Time Warp Again!!
source courtesy: riffraffstatue.org
3 comments:
The instructions are contagious. I am following them to see if my kids in school can do them. The pelvis thrusting may not go down with the parents though.
Brilliant photo Pete. Love it! Was it taken in the morning to get the light like that?
Ann: haha yes you could be right! :)
Miranda: Thanks! It was actually taken last Saturday at 4.03PM so caught the afternoon sun shining down Victoria St :)
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