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Did you know that for the past five years, there’s been a towering figure looming over the capital city of Wellington in New Zealand? He’s a silent guardian. A watchful protector. A dark kni – no, wait, that’s Batman. He’s a hand sculpture. His name is Quasi. He has the cold dead eyes of a killer. He was created by Melbourne-based New Zealand artist Ronnie van Hout, who used steel, polystyrene and resin to craft this bodyhorror gem / monstrosity based on his hand and face. And in case you were wondering, the name is a reference to Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame” – hence …