Material: NZ Native Puriri, Rata, Matai, Kauri, Totara, Rimu
Size: L1500mm x W800mm x D300mm

Description: Formed from narrow remnant discards of New Zealand native species, No Protection speaks of the devastation being inflicted on rainforests worldwide by the rapacity of money interests. The shield has the look of a protective defense against the rampaging march of exploitation and destruction but its fragility and vulnerability to this onslaught suggests it has no real answer to the assault. The native forests of Aotearoa fell to comparable levels of destruction after colonisation, with vast areas of magnificent trees grown over more than 1000 years levelled to provide timber for the building of San Francisco and Sydney. This desecration came to an end as a result of the sustained action of activists who recognised the importance of treeforests in our planet’s ecosystem and did come to the defense of our heritage forests. We can all contribute to a sustained campaigning modelled on this success, challenging the thoughtless and destructive interests threatening the delicate balance of the troposphere. It’s a no-brainer, protecting the forests is urgent and means assuring the generations that follow us of a future.