Rewilding and Conservation: Kendra Haste’s Wire Animals​​

Her sculptures balance strength and fragility—rigid materials capture dynamic life, symbolizing the tension between human intervention and natural recovery.

British sculptor Kendra Haste’s Big Bad Wolf series uses galvanized wire to depict wolves, lynxes, and other native German animals, debating the ethics of “rewilding.”

Her sculptures balance strength and fragility—rigid materials capture dynamic life, symbolizing the tension between human intervention and natural recovery.

Her permanent installation at the Tower of London, Royal Menagerie, contrasts historical animal captivity with modern conservation, inviting viewers to engage at eye level with the sculptures.

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