Te Ara Rua (The Two Pathways) explores the dual nature of existence — regeneration and origin, growth and ancestry, the seen and the felt. The sculpture is split along a mirrored axis, one half a vibrancy of layered colour, dripping life and flourishing flora — the pulse of the forest in motion. The other, a quiet echo of structure — stripped back to bone-toned punga, ancient and enduring, shaped by time and memory.

Together, the two halves form a single heartbeat — a reminder that survival is both resilience and renewal. That guardianship of species, land, and legacy lives in balance. The kiwi, humble and steadfast, becomes a living symbol of this dual narrative: soft yet determined, unassuming yet vital, shaped by layers of history and held by our hand in the present.