Facial Expression
Gillie and Marc Schattner are a British and Australian collaborative artist couple. Gillie and Marc are known for their animal, human-animal hybrid and abstract sculptures, which have been exhibited as public works of art around the world.
'Go Wildlife Go', currently standing on Paternoster Square, near St Paul's Cathedral, until February 2026, represents an elephant, a giraffe, a lion, a koala and numerous other wild animals cast in bronze, scooting their way through the city.
Presumably they've an important meeting to get to somewhere in the concrete jungle.
But the untamed tableaux carries a serious message. The African elephant is threatened by poaching. The Masai giraffe is endangered due to habitat loss. Fewer than 3,000 individual Grevy's zebras remain. There are only two female northern white rhinos left in the world.
"This sculpture is not just an artwork," say Gillie and Marc, "it's a movement. We want people to experience the thrill of the ride, but also to understand the importance of coming together for a common cause. By riding side-by-side with these endangered creatures, we hope to inspire action and remind everyone that we are all part of the same ecosystem.
"The ride may be fun, but the stakes are real."
Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillie_and_Marc
and
londonist.com/london/art-and-photography/gillie-and-marc-...
More info on the artist's homepage:
Facial Expression
Gillie and Marc Schattner are a British and Australian collaborative artist couple. Gillie and Marc are known for their animal, human-animal hybrid and abstract sculptures, which have been exhibited as public works of art around the world.
'Go Wildlife Go', currently standing on Paternoster Square, near St Paul's Cathedral, until February 2026, represents an elephant, a giraffe, a lion, a koala and numerous other wild animals cast in bronze, scooting their way through the city.
Presumably they've an important meeting to get to somewhere in the concrete jungle.
But the untamed tableaux carries a serious message. The African elephant is threatened by poaching. The Masai giraffe is endangered due to habitat loss. Fewer than 3,000 individual Grevy's zebras remain. There are only two female northern white rhinos left in the world.
"This sculpture is not just an artwork," say Gillie and Marc, "it's a movement. We want people to experience the thrill of the ride, but also to understand the importance of coming together for a common cause. By riding side-by-side with these endangered creatures, we hope to inspire action and remind everyone that we are all part of the same ecosystem.
"The ride may be fun, but the stakes are real."
Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillie_and_Marc
and
londonist.com/london/art-and-photography/gillie-and-marc-...
More info on the artist's homepage: