Te Wai U O Te Atakura aka "The milk from the breast of Te Atakura" was created by Kerikeri artist Chris Booth. A couple of years ago we visited the Whangarei Quarry Gardens and this was one of the sculptures that stood out to us.
It was part of worldwide series named "Vader" that began in Denmark 20 years ago. Chris Booth says
"The main living aspect of the sculpture is fungi, the greatest recycler on the earth and a vital organism for the health of the majority of plants and animals. In these living sculptures I collaborate with fungi. The fungi consume the organic material causing the boulder to ever so slowly descend to the ground. Depending on the wood, it could take 70 years or more."
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