WATCH THIS SPACE: The Street Artists of DTR

Ernest Rutherford Tribute 

Designer Jacob Yikes 

Painters The Street Artists of DTR crew, Guy Ellis (Dcypher), Jacob Yikes, and Ikarus 

Location Team Hutchinson Ford west workshop wall 

Jacob Yikes designed this mural as a tribute to Ernest Rutherford, the famous face of our NZ$100 note. Known as the father of nuclear physics, Ernest was born in the South Island, winning a scholarship in 1889 to study at Canterbury College (now called University of Canterbury), originally located in the Arts Centre. 

Jacob, together with Dcypher and Ikarus, have creatively captured Ernest, the college he studied at, and his atom’s in a stunning homage to our local hero – someone who created a global impact, changing the course of scientific understanding through his lifelong work.