• boogetyboo@aussie.zone
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    7 months ago

    You’re probably right with regards to this tree. Couldn’t it have been carved as something more in keeping with the natural environment though? I suppose a fucking human hand is emblematic of environmental destruction so maybe it fits.

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      7 months ago

      So it should have been carved into a giant lightning bolt since that’s what ended up destroying it then? /s

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      7 months ago

      Humans are the ones capable of understanding artistic expression. It’s pretty, and sends a message to humans which helps them empathise with the natural world. Squirrels aren’t going to care if it looks like a hand, or a tree. I don’t understand the criticism. It’s a cool art. There are lots of trees which rot normally, but this gesture shows humans that they are part of the world with apparently no lasting environmental consequences.