#Spotted at a Gallery Closing in Aotearoa New Zealand: A crowd is singing a waiata* to bless the closing of a community gallery. Voice merging and echoing in an empty room. The song ends and a man (40s?), speaking in a faint English accent says with quiet satisfaction: "That's the first time I got all the words right. I'm proud of that." A woman (50s?) is talking about the new gallery space that will be opening up soon, saying: "What we're hoping, is that our new space will be organised better than this one with minimal clutter." A colleague bursts into husky laughter. "What clutter? It's art! It's all art!" People of all makes and models are hugging, talking, crying as the closure of a vital community space is celebrated. A woman (50s?) says: "This was just a white box really, just white walls, floor, ceiling, but magic happened here. It'll happen at the next space too... but this was special." A man (30s?) is grinning cheekily as he takes three slices of celebratory pizza. His partner's giving him "The LOOK" but he's unrepentant. It's getting late, people are going home and there is swiftly cooling PIZZA up for grabs. Why not? A woman tells friends she's just turned 65 and announces that she's got a grand plan to give her art career a shot now that she's retiring from her day job. She says with a grin,: "I'd say I've got 15 to 20 years and I'm going to give it all I've got! No time to lose. I can't wait!" (Continued Below)