Sculpture : “Rescue our Memory”

By Des Smith

Dimensions: 1700mm x 180mm x 150mm (heavy)

This sculpture, titled Rescue our Memory, is carved from a 100-year-old New Zealand native Totara Fence Post, reclaimed from a farm in the central North Island. The timber, once part of our farming heritage, now stands as a monument to the forest it came from — a silent witness to the loss of ancient trees that once thrived across Aotearoa.

The central crevice wedge, symbolizes the wound inflicted when these majestic natives were cut down, a scar. A reminder of the sadness and reverence owed to the land and its original guardians and one struggles to rescue and restore a giant of our land.

Mounted on a base of wood and concrete, the sculpture bridges natural legacy and modern consequence, inviting viewers to reflect on the cost of progress and the power of remembrance.

Please see my other listings. Commission work available on request.

Can be picked up from either GlenEden or Glenfield