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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Eva Corlett in Auckland

‘Fractured’ society – but New Zealand’s young have hope across difference and distance

Jefferson Chen in a green cap and silver chains smiles at the camera in an indoor setting
Jefferson Chen at the Travellers Laundromat, a music installation he created with Quentin Lind, in Auckland, New Zealand. Photograph: Becki Moss/The Guardian

Tucked between a tiny restaurant and a small supermarket on Auckland’s colourful Karangahape Road, a laundromat doubling as a music installation offers customers a chance to listen to tunes while their washing completes a cycle.

It is the work of 34-year-old Auckland musician Jefferson Chen and artist Quentin Lind, 32. The pair chose a laundromat – rather than a gallery or online – to share their music while also serving another function: bringing together people from different walks of life.

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