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00:04New Zealand is a small land full of opportunities.
00:07Mostly small opportunities, but it's these opportunities that once grasped can set us up for greatness.
00:13The world may know us for our sporting achievements, but what it doesn't know is that we can draw and
00:17paint as well.
00:19Today I meet an artist who's about to make the leap from obscurity to notoriety.
00:24She won the commission to create the centerpiece for her town.
00:26And today is the big unveiling.
00:53I'm here to meet Louise Cooper, a woman who hasn't let her day job as a car parking attendant get
00:59in the water.
00:59In the way of her real passion, art.
01:01Come in.
01:01Hi Louise.
01:03Welcome.
01:04Watch your head, you're tall.
01:05It's very cramped in here.
01:07This is my art studio.
01:09Yeah.
01:09I'd offer you a seat, but there's too much art.
01:12Everything here is art.
01:13Louise is a solo mum with a nine-year-old son.
01:16Her job is vital to make ends meet, but she's also turned it into a vehicle for her artistic expression.
01:23And all these paintings of people in their cars.
01:26What I see, I transform into art.
01:28So these are people that are coming through the car ticketing booth.
01:31And I just take a snapshot and then I'll come through here and I'll paint it.
01:33And the next time they come through, I'll give them the painting.
01:36See what I've done there?
01:37Uh, yeah.
01:39I've bought this from an art shop.
01:40You can actually do anything you want with it.
01:42So it's like, all of these fingers completely transform around.
01:44So it's just like...
01:46Yeah.
01:46I mean, this whole place is amazing.
01:49Um, it sort of feels like I've entered your inner sanctum.
01:52Well, it feels weird.
01:54I've never had so many men in my inner sanctum.
01:56This is my kind of my own little zone.
01:58I feel like I can breathe.
02:00Yeah.
02:00Creativity being in here.
02:02A bit of carbon monoxide as well, isn't it?
02:04In here.
02:05Is it? Yeah, I'm not sure what they call it, but it certainly gets me, my ideas flowing.
02:08So, um, what's happening today? Can you take us through it?
02:11Today is a big day.
02:12I'm going to be unveiling my very first sculpture to the public today.
02:16You knew that I was doing that today.
02:17Yeah, we knew today would be an interesting day, so...
02:19What's his name?
02:21Um, that's Bevan over there.
02:23Hey, Bevan.
02:23Hey.
02:24And...
02:25Greg.
02:25Hey, Greg.
02:26Yeah.
02:27Panas is a real privilege.
02:29Um, obviously, uh, sort of to be... have your work commissioned like this is a pretty
02:33big thing.
02:34Can you just take us through how you got to that point?
02:36It's a lot of filling out forms.
02:38Have a look at this.
02:40See this?
02:40Hmm.
02:41Just looks like a form.
02:43It's actually a form of a form.
02:44This is my interpretation of a form.
02:47Very creative.
02:48Yeah.
02:48Isn't it?
02:49Here's another one here.
02:50Uh, this is actually what I call a transform.
02:53Hmm.
02:53So what I've done here is I've transformed a rejection letter, and I've transformed it into
02:59a, um, acceptance letter.
03:01And I've just sent that back to the council, and that's how I got my commission.
03:04It's all art.
03:05That's all pretty amazing.
03:07I'll turn anything into art.
03:09Oh.
03:10I've got a message alert.
03:11I've joined up with a dating website.
03:14Loversforlife.com.
03:15And every time they send me about three or four different profile pics a day, I can accept
03:19or decline that.
03:19I'll probably decline.
03:20He's a little too short for my liking.
03:22I like someone a bit taller, and it's more sort of intellectual.
03:26So they sound like I'm more equal.
03:28Is that someone?
03:29Oh, someone's at the barrier arm.
03:31I've got to go and take a photo and charge them.
03:35Hello.
03:36Welcome to the Louise Cooper car parking experience.
03:39Yep.
03:39I know you.
03:40You're black.
03:41Yep.
03:41Wait there.
03:46Uh, hey.
03:47Documentary?
03:49Yep.
03:50Look at this, David.
03:53Wow.
03:54That sounds...
03:56Yeah, that's great.
03:57Now, it's a little bit bigger than I would have liked, actually.
03:59The canvas is a little large.
04:00Just shove that in there.
04:01Duck.
04:02There you go.
04:04Oh.
04:04All right.
04:05There you go.
04:06Enjoy your stay at the car park.
04:14I want to talk to Louise about her art, but she seems more interested in talking about
04:19her love life.
04:20Oh, I've got another message alert from lovesforlife.com.
04:23What kind of guy do you go for?
04:27Um...
04:27Like that guy.
04:29Ah!
04:30Oh, my paintings!
04:33What's going on here, love?
04:35Oh.
04:36Thank you so much.
04:37You just appeared like an angel in shining armor.
04:40No, it would be a knight in shining armor.
04:42An angel would fall out of the sky for that armor on, you know.
04:44Too heavy.
04:45Yeah, yeah, yeah.
04:46Oh, thank you.
04:47What are you doing with this this far away from the supermarket?
04:50I think I'm in range.
04:51Technically, this conveyance is only allowed within the environs of the supermarket or the
04:55parking lot itself.
04:56You can use it to take your bags to the car, but then it has to go back into the,
04:59uh...
04:59Mike!
05:01Mike, it's...
05:01It's me.
05:02I'm taking these paintings to Driftwood and Dreams.
05:05Oh!
05:06Oh, you're taking them off to see Georgina?
05:08Yeah, I'm doing a portrait of her today.
05:10Oh.
05:10Oh, well, I was going to give you a ticket, but...
05:12Thank you, Mike.
05:12Well, say hi to Georgina for me.
05:15Oh.
05:16Yeah.
05:17How's she doing?
05:18Yeah, she's good.
05:19She good?
05:19I'm good as well.
05:20Yeah, good, good, good.
05:21No, we'll say hi to her though.
05:22Just give her a...
05:24Okay.
05:25Yeah, no, it's good.
05:26Well, you know, and get that back to the supermarket soon enough.
05:29Bye.
05:30Great.
05:30Oh, that's still thermonuclear.
05:36See you later, Louise!
05:50Louise has invited me to watch her paint an interpretive portrait.
05:55This involves the process of revealing her subject's inner soul through props and poses.
06:00Her words, not mine.
06:02Georgina?
06:04Ready when you are alive?
06:10How do I look?
06:11Absolutely beautiful.
06:12Yeah?
06:13Oh.
06:14Does it look natural?
06:15Absolutely.
06:16You are nature.
06:17Oh, hang on.
06:19There we go.
06:21Oh.
06:22I don't think you need that.
06:22Yeah, just have a seat on your little...
06:28Feeling it?
06:28Listen to the music.
06:31Hold Birdie up.
06:32Like it's a gift from the God.
06:34And over to the side here.
06:35There we go.
06:36There we are.
06:37And you are.
06:37You are Mother Nature.
06:39Think of an old sort of painting.
06:41There we go.
06:42And have this hand sort of beckoning.
06:44Beckoning your wonder...
06:45Yeah, that's it.
06:46Beckoning more.
06:47Bring the children into your womb.
06:49Joan.
06:50But now it looks like you are washing it.
06:51Don't wash it.
06:52Just bring them in and present.
06:55That's it.
06:55But don't move it because I can't paint motion.
06:58Like this?
06:59That's it.
06:59But not too strained.
07:01Just a little bit strained.
07:02That's it.
07:03You are enjoying it.
07:04Your Mother Nature.
07:04That's beautiful.
07:05Actually stand up Georgina.
07:07I've changed my mind because I want to see the babe.
07:09Oh.
07:10Let's have a look at the babe.
07:11Here we go.
07:12Oh.
07:12Wow.
07:13That's beautiful.
07:14There we go.
07:14That's exactly it.
07:16Maybe point to...
07:17Let's point to the...
07:18There we go.
07:18When are you due Georgina?
07:20Five months.
07:21I know.
07:22I'm a little worried about how big he is.
07:23Okay.
07:25Actually, Georgina, what are you going to do with your placenta?
07:28You know, I was thinking about burying it under that cowrie tree where I saw my first
07:32tui when I arrived in New Zealand.
07:34That is so beautiful.
07:36Oh.
07:36Just make sure that it's in a biodegradable box.
07:39Okay?
07:39So the hospitals here, they tend to put it in a little plastic bag and then give you
07:42a polystyrene container.
07:44Oh, okay.
07:44So I took Zeke's placenta home, put it in the freezer, because burying your placenta
07:48or even fry went out.
07:50And I was away for three days because I was on a raw food diet.
07:54Went to the freezer.
07:54It had defrosted.
07:56The whole placenta had just dripped down through the rack.
07:59And it was like, have you seen that movie, The Blob?
08:01It reminded me of that.
08:02And it was disgusting.
08:03And I thought, oh, this is supposed to be so beautiful and I'm supposed to...
08:05It's going to make some calls outside.
08:06Absolutely.
08:06Yeah, yeah, yeah.
08:07And I was really rancid.
08:09And then the dog came along and started looking at it.
08:11Oh, God.
08:12Eventually, I just buried it underneath the fig tree.
08:14We had to bury it really deep, because otherwise...
08:17Your fig tree?
08:18Yeah.
08:20Look.
08:20Those figs there, darling.
08:21Yeah, that's why they're so well fertilized.
08:23You can take my...
08:23Hello, dear.
08:24You're still hanging about, are you?
08:26What are you doing?
08:27I'm just with Louise today, Mary.
08:29Oh.
08:29Why would you be talking to her?
08:31Well, she's unveiling the sculpture tonight, so we're going to film that.
08:35Ah, right.
08:36Now I think that's been squashed, that idea.
08:38Are you sure?
08:39I've seen the notice of approval from the council.
08:41No, I sent a letter to the council.
08:42It's all been changed.
08:44We're getting a soldier on horseback now.
08:46More regal.
08:47I think more befitting for a town such as this.
08:49You'd better let her down gently, actually.
08:51She's probably not sure what's going on.
08:53Yeah, she's a solo mother, so she's a bit airy-fairy.
08:56Oh, this is gorgeous.
08:58How is Zeke these days?
09:00Oh, he's fine.
09:01He's running the household, as he does, and it is...
09:04Oh, my God.
09:07It's the time.
09:10Oh, my God.
09:11Sorry.
09:11I've got to go.
09:12What?
09:12You just reminded me.
09:13I've got a parent-teacher interview with Zeke.
09:15I've got to go, Georgina.
09:17I can't.
09:17I can't.
09:17I'm so sorry.
09:18Just stay there if you can, or have a drink of water.
09:21Oh.
09:22Oh, shit.
09:23I've got to go, okay?
09:24I've got to go to Zeke's school.
09:25I'm so sorry.
09:26Catch up with me.
09:27Oh.
09:27Oh, there she goes.
09:28Well, she's forgotten her son, by the way.
09:30I'm sorry.
09:30I've got to go.
09:31Oh, nice talking, Mary, as always.
09:33All right.
09:34Well...
09:36Oh.
09:36Hello, Georgina.
09:39As we speed across town, Louise tells me this is the third parent-teacher appointment
09:44she's missed this week, and we're now two hours late.
09:47David, he held me up with his filming, and...
09:50Mr. Neil, where's Mr. Turner?
09:53Go on, home.
09:54Take a seat.
09:57Zeke.
09:58So, who are we here today?
09:59Zeke.
10:01Present, sir.
10:03And Louise.
10:04Present.
10:08I find this funny, Louise.
10:10I'm sorry.
10:11I don't know what I found.
10:12It's a little bit funny.
10:14And who's this?
10:15Sorry, I'm David Ferrier, sir.
10:17I'm...
10:18Tennis player?
10:18No, I'm a reporter.
10:20I'm with the crew.
10:22Yes.
10:23Right.
10:24Well, I'm the one with the reports around here.
10:28And Zeke, as it happens, has a very good one.
10:31Yay!
10:32Zeke here is doing very well in math and science.
10:35I love science.
10:36Good boy.
10:37And he won the speech contest, didn't you, Zeke?
10:39Well, that's good.
10:41The subject was applied mechanics.
10:46I thought you were going to give a speech on Van Gogh.
10:48I did.
10:49What makes a van go?
10:54Well, Zeke may be doing well, but you, Miss Cooper, are not.
11:01I'm sorry.
11:02You forgot the parent-teacher meeting today, didn't you?
11:05I had a really busy day.
11:06And that's naughty.
11:07It's such a busy week.
11:07Don't be sorry.
11:08Now I've got my art exhibition.
11:09Just do better.
11:10And tonight, I've got my big sculpture unveiled.
11:12It's all about you, isn't it, Louise?
11:14It's always about you.
11:15It always has been about you ever since I taught you as a little girl.
11:20Me, me, me.
11:21That's what you used to say.
11:23But to be fair, my friend's name was Mimi.
11:24So I was probably just talking...
11:25She didn't exist, did she, Louise?
11:32No.
11:36Louise, there's an obsession with art.
11:40Healthy?
11:41I don't think it's healthy.
11:42Not healthy for your son.
11:44You can't put your eggs all in one basket.
11:46Please.
11:47Take me for example.
11:48I may be in charge of the school.
11:51But I have another passion which is completely unrelated.
11:54What's that?
11:56I'm a beekeeper.
11:57Ooh.
12:00I've got the one at the moment.
12:04Which I keep.
12:05It's a bee.
12:06Now, let's get back on track.
12:09Mr. Neil, I don't think there's a bee in there.
12:19Oh, my God.
12:20It's gone.
12:23So there was a bee in me?
12:38Oh, my God.
12:42I got stung.
12:45Did you just stand on my bee?
12:47I'm sorry.
12:48I don't know where it's gone.
12:50Is that there?
12:51Oh, there it is.
12:52There it is.
12:53Look, it's fine.
12:55There it is.
12:59I think it's probably just gone unconscious because the fright, I did give it a fright, I think.
13:06It just needs a bit of...
13:09Bee is dead.
13:12I can feel a little heart beating.
13:14Louise, the bee is dead.
13:15I disagree.
13:16I think he's in shock.
13:16I think you should leave now.
13:19Louise, we should go.
13:20Mum.
13:21You'll find he'll come right.
13:22Mum.
13:22Yep, we'll go.
13:24Mum.
13:25You two.
13:26I'm just...
13:26I'm just putting him back...
13:27Go on, piss off.
13:28Alright.
13:43I've arrived to pick up Louise for the opening of her commissioned sculpture.
13:47But Zeke has insisted I stay for a home-cooked meal.
13:52You're a good boy to help with the cooking, Zeke.
13:54I do it every night.
13:56Mum's too busy painting.
13:57How do I look, David?
13:59What?
14:00Wow.
14:02You look stunning.
14:07Yes, please.
14:08Keep going.
14:09Keep going.
14:10Oh.
14:11Tides out.
14:13Well, here's to me.
14:14Cheers.
14:15To sculptures.
14:17You must be excited.
14:19Very excited.
14:20Haven't had a date in months.
14:23About the unveiling.
14:25Oh, is that tonight?
14:27Just joking.
14:28Just joking.
14:28I know, I'm looking forward to seeing the sculpture.
14:30Have you seen it?
14:32No, not since I designed it.
14:33I hope it's exactly the same as I imagined it.
14:35Yeah, I, um...
14:37I hope so too.
14:40So, are you seeing anyone at the moment, David?
14:43Um, no.
14:46I'm not seeing anyone either.
14:49That's weird.
14:50Just one question.
14:51Do you like cars, vans?
14:54Yeah.
14:55Motorcycles?
14:56Things that have combustion engines?
14:58Helicopters?
14:59I...
15:00I can drive with that.
15:02Cool.
15:04Keep them up.
15:05Oh, okay, darling.
15:08I'm curious.
15:08When did you discover you had a real talent for art?
15:12Well, my art teacher at school told me.
15:14He said, Louise, you've got a real talent for art.
15:21He does everything, doesn't he?
15:22He does do a lot of things.
15:25Such a busy boy.
15:30So, David.
15:32Why don't you have a look under the table?
15:35No, the other side. Cheeky.
15:38Oh.
15:43Ah, who is that?
15:47Me.
15:48It's me.
15:51It's yours, okay?
15:53So, thank you.
15:55Thank you for spending your day with me.
15:56I really appreciate it.
15:57And you don't need to give me $8 for parking.
16:01Does he like the painting?
16:02I think he does, yeah.
16:06I don't know what to say about it.
16:08Don't say anything.
16:09I was thinking after tonight,
16:11once we've had the unveiling,
16:13we could pop back here and
16:16have a chat about how it went,
16:17and maybe you can have another look around the house
16:20and see the other rooms,
16:22like my bedroom and things, and...
16:23Eat with your mouth closed!
16:25I'm not eating!
16:26I'm not even chewing, darling!
16:27Just give me some space.
16:28All right, Cheeky?
16:29Yeah, let's pray.
16:32I...
16:32Do you want to pray?
16:33I don't want to pray.
16:34Well, let's release ourselves from our prayer.
16:37I don't want you to get the wrong idea about
16:39what we're doing here.
16:42We're filming a documentary about
16:45you and the unveiling.
16:47The documentary crew,
16:50we're gonna go,
16:51and we're just with you, filming...
16:53I can't wait for them to go, David,
16:54because it's a little bit...
16:56I mean, I enjoy them.
16:57Hey, Greg!
16:59But they're a little bit, sort of, invasive.
17:01It was almost like they're behind me, and...
17:04Hmm.
17:05I'll have to...
17:06I'll have to go with them as well.
17:12I'm not staying.
17:13Is he staying?
17:15No, I'm...
17:18I'm...
17:19I'm not staying.
17:20I'm here to film your mum...
17:22for the documentary, and then we all go.
17:29Mmm.
17:40It's delicious.
17:45It's time for the unveiling,
17:47but after talking to Mary earlier,
17:49I'm curious as to what sculpture is actually being unveiled.
17:52At least one woman will leave disappointed.
17:55Either way, we'll make this documentary more interesting.
17:58You're still seeing her, are you?
18:00Would you like one?
18:01Oh, lovely. Thank you.
18:03Would you, too?
18:04Yeah, thanks.
18:05Do you like cars?
18:06Trains?
18:08Motorcycles?
18:10Boats?
18:11Car races?
18:13Netball.
18:16Thank you, Louise.
18:18Cheers.
18:19Cheers.
18:20Cheers.
18:21This is exciting.
18:22Hello, everyone.
18:23If you'd like to take your seats.
18:24Here we go, Zeke.
18:27She gives me great pleasure to be here
18:29on this, uh,
18:31well, spacious occasion.
18:31Very short notice.
18:33I just thought I'd point that out.
18:34No, we've all known for a couple of weeks.
18:35Well, we didn't get anything in writing.
18:37To have in residence an artist
18:40of Louise's calibre.
18:41She is a prolific painter.
18:43I mean,
18:44who of us here does not
18:45have a portrait of ourselves given to us by her.
18:52Sorry, Georgie.
18:53Thank God.
18:54Seeing what they look like.
18:55And now, with her foray into sculpture,
18:58she has won the commission to design a piece
19:01that this whole town can enjoy.
19:03Louise, would you like to say a few words?
19:06Oh, okay, Kevin.
19:09Where's the marching band?
19:10I thought there would have been a marching band here.
19:13You think the war veterans would be here to see this?
19:15Yeah.
19:15This is their statue.
19:18I really appreciate everyone coming along this evening.
19:19It's a really special day for me.
19:22So what does this place mean to me?
19:24What does this place mean to her?
19:25What does it mean to me?
19:26It means everything.
19:27That's what I should be asking.
19:28But mostly, I think it means, as residents,
19:31we can come and go as we please.
19:32What are you saying?
19:33People want to leave the town?
19:34I think this sculpture really captures that freedom.
19:38Why would we leave and come back?
19:39It doesn't make any...
19:45Well, I hope it's going to be a soldier on horseback.
19:47That's all I can say.
19:48Shh.
19:55I'm literally shaking my head in disbelief.
19:57Unbelievable.
19:59It's a stupid Barry around.
20:00That's amazing.
20:02I'm sorry, I'm going to...
20:05Ryan, where are you?
20:07Here's to freedom and...
20:08It's a stupid Barry around.
20:10Search for your dreams and everyone's nervous.
20:13Forget about it.
20:13Life is a big box of paints and just paint whatever you want with it.
20:17Load of bollocks.
20:21Bit surprised, um, how the sculpture turned out.
20:26Piece of crap, isn't it?
20:27You know it's a Barry around, right?
20:30What's that one of this?
20:34So, there we have it.
20:36The story of another short poppy.
20:38But is she desperate to grow?
20:40I think Louise has grown.
20:42Not only has she seen the big picture,
20:44she's painted it as well.
20:45And then she's given us all a copy.
20:48We look at it and think...
20:49Hey!
20:50That's ourselves.
20:52Everyone in this community has the right to grow into whoever they want to be.
20:56Louise has done that and chosen to remain exactly who she is inside.
20:59And that's what makes her special.
21:02Special enough for a drink?
21:04Maybe just one.
21:05Don't want you to get the wrong idea, Louise.
21:06You still got that picture I gave you?
21:08Yeah, definitely.
21:11Where's, um...
21:11Where's your son, Zeke?
21:12I got a bit tiddly so he's driven home.
21:16Driven?
21:16Yeah.
21:17He drives all the time.
21:19I haven't even got a license.
21:26Thanks to one of my forms, this program was brought to you with funding from New Zealand On Air.
21:29Thanks, guys.
21:30You should come over, I'll do a...
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