“We asked artist Mark Coreth – the man behind last winter’s mesmerising Ice Bear event – to create a majestic 3.4-metre tiger sculpture on the banks of the Thames in London. And he wants you to lend him a hand…
If you’re in central London from 4 September, come along and witness (and maybe even help sculpt) a stunning larger-than-life tigress next to the river Thames, near Bankside Pier.
Inspired by sculptor Mark Coreth’s own encounters with endangered Bengal tigers, the Bringing the Bones to Life project is part of our Save the tiger campaign.
Our ambitious but very achievable plan is to double the world’s wild tiger population – currently as low as 3,200 – by the next Chinese Year of the Tiger in 2022.
Mark will bring his particular big cat to life, starting from just a plaster tiger skeleton, with hands-on help from members of the public and local schoolchildren, who’ll get involved by mixing and applying the plaster.
Or visit it for yourself at Bankside Pier, London SE1 – on the South Bank near the Globe Theatre, not far from Tate Modern. Nearest stations are Waterloo (rail) or Southwark (tube). The sculpture will be there until Sunday 19 September.”
Watch the sculpture develop via live webcam…
Visit WWF to find out more (Thanks Max)
