Ancient wildlife sculpture
Hope panel
The one subject on the trail that is not extinct.
On paper. Not yet decided.
Where we are now
A specification and a spot: a 1.2 m by 1.2 m panel of cutouts in a picture frame on round legs, the silhouettes of birds that are missing from this hillside rather than from the world.
What it becomes
A panel of birds that could come back, standing in the cover that would bring them — the only sculpture on the trail whose subject the planting could actually deliver.
Why this matters
It is the hinge between the two halves of the project. Every other subject argues that this place has lost something; this one says what could be here again if the habitat were right, and some of the birds on its list are already coming back to the town.
“Through the dedicated efforts of locals trapping predators and planting pockets of native bush, we are already seeing the return of the Tūī, Bellbird (Korimako), and occasionally the Woodpigeon (Kererū) and Sooty Shearwater to our town. Cape Wanbrow will act as a vital nursery for these populations to grow and thrive over time.”
What needs to happen
1 of 6- Placement decided
- Design decided
- Council agreement
- Funding guaranteed
- Apex instructed and a due date agreed
- Opening ceremony planned
Subjects
- kākā
- kererū
- tūī
- korimako / bellbird
- tīeke / saddleback
- toutouwai / robin
- kiwi
- weka