Wild About Babies
Current Exhibition (November 2024 - November 2025)
4 Sculptures Exhibited as Part of the Kingston Upon Thames Art Trail
Past Exhibition (Jan 2024 - Oct 2024)
Paternoster Square London, UK
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SCULPTURES
Wild Mother Gorilla
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Wild Baby Giant Tortoise
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Wild Baby Javan Rhino
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Wild Baby Bengal Tiger
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About the Exhibition
The sixth mass extinction has been coming to our headlines with increasing frequency, and as more and more research comes out, we are starting to see the stark reality of what this means. In January 2020, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 203 critically endangered mammalian species, including 31 which were tagged as possibly extinct. Wildlife is being faced with enormous challenges such as climate change and poaching, making their fight for survival harder every day.
We are the reason for this. We have lived as though we were separated from the earth, as though it was a resource to be exploited. But it doesn’t have to be like that. We can also be the saviour. It is now our responsibility to transform this age into one of regeneration, an age where the entire planet can work together with love to live in harmony.
In 2022, the public will have the opportunity to lead the movement to save baby animals all over the world. They will be first in line to get up close and personal with some of the most adorable yet endangered animals of our time and fall in love. With this love will spark a flame in the hearts of the people to give this new generation of wildlife and the generations that follow, a better start than their parents had, changing the course of mass extinction into one of life.
About the Baby Animals
A nearly universal trait among humans is the inherent inability to resist the charm of baby animals. This shared sentiment reaches beyond cultural boundaries, reflecting our profound connection with the innocence of nature. Overflowing with life and distinctive personalities, the sight of these creatures not only uplifts but also sparks an instinctual urge to protect. This sentiment forms the essence of the world's most impactful public sculpture in 2022, 'Wild about Babies.' Through this art, wildlife conservation transforms into a cause that resonates universally, urging everyone to join the fight.
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One of the most exciting City developments, Paternoster Square, provides some 70,000m² of office space, retail outlets and cafes. The Square can trace its origins to medieval Paternoster Row, where the clergy of St Paul’s once walked holding their rosary beads and reciting the ‘Paternoster’, or Lord’s Prayer (Paternoster translates as ‘Our Father’).