Split Mound

This interactive environmental sculpture invites visitors of all ages to reflect on the relationship between man and the many other species inhabiting the planet. Inside the sculpture, the Zooetta Stone challenges viewers to decipher a message in “animal code.” Representations of exploratory ships recall the history and changing ethics of zoological collection and study. A map embedded into the ground of a prehistoric unified global landmass, and sculptures of frogs and toads—creatures highly susceptible to changing environments—are references to the fragility of the one world we all share.