In Hack Hoops two backyard basketball hoops found by the artist are attached to two trees. A Chinese windmill palm rescued by Treetech from a development site on Hereford Street is temporarily placed opposite a large London plane tree.

Hack Circle was infamous in the ’90s and early ’00s as a hangout spot for youth in central Christchurch, deriving its name from the then popular ‘hacky sack’ game. Its eventual destruction in early 2008 was linked to its reputation for allegedly attracting poorly-behaved kids. The exotic London plane tree is the only identifiable surviving element of this social space that the artist frequented as a teenager growing up in Christchurch.

The two low-fi hoops hacked together with the rescued tree form a basketball court to be used by local youth and whoever else wants to join in.

Materials: Found hoop No. 1 (Titirangi), found hoop No. 2 (Melbourne), Chinese windmill palm rescued from a development site, makeshift structural attachments, municipal London plane tree adjacent to historical site of Hack Circle