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SUBMISSION: Dependence © 2023 Sharon Bastin

Dependence © 2023 Sharon Bastin | All Rights Reserved

ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2023 Submission - Fine Art Category

This is a porcelain sculpture of a mother Orangutan and two young orangutans. The young depend on the mother longer than any other animal and they are dependent on humans as they are critically endangered. Sitting on a real wood base with a live edge brings the animal back into the trees.