Sculpture
Hope panel
The one subject on the trail that is not extinct.
Where we are now
A drawing 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.
Why it is in the plan
The only subject on the trail that is absent rather than extinct. Some of the birds on the list are already returning 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.”
Subjects
- kākā
- kererū
- tūī
- korimako / bellbird
- tīeke / saddleback
- toutouwai / robin
- kiwi
- weka