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Gillie and Marc Schattner — The Wild Benches of Hope
Gillie and Marc Schattner

The Wild Benches of Hope

2026

This monumental bronze sculpture depicts a large elephant flanked by two smaller human figures in business attire, creating an arresting tableau of scale and relationship. The elephant's textured surface captures anatomical detail while the figures gesture with animated postures, their polished forms contrasting with the elephant's rougher patina. Installed at Faneuil Hall Marketplace in downtown Boston, the work invokes themes of wildlife conservation, human responsibility, and the coexistence between civilization and nature. The piece exemplifies contemporary public art's embrace of figurative narrative and symbolic encounter, transforming an urban plaza into a space for contemplation and dialogue about our shared world. Photo by Chloë Forbes-Kindlen on Unsplash

Medium
Bronze sculpture

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Gillie and Marc Schattner, The Wild Benches of Hope, 2026

This monumental bronze sculpture depicts a large elephant flanked by two smaller human figures in business attire, creating an arresting tableau of scale and relationship. The elephant's textured surface captures anatomical detail while the figures gesture with animated postures, their polished forms contrasting with the elephant's rougher patina. Installed at Faneuil Hall Marketplace in downtown Boston, the work invokes themes of wildlife conservation, human responsibility, and the coexistence between civilization and nature. The piece exemplifies contemporary public art's embrace of figurative narrative and symbolic encounter, transforming an urban plaza into a space for contemplation and dialogue about our shared world. Photo by Chloë Forbes-Kindlen on Unsplash

Medium
Bronze sculpture
Year
2026
Seen at
Faneuil Hall Marketplace

Related themes

Figurative Sculpture, Outdoor Art, Street Art, Bronze Sculpture, Monumental Scale, Narrative Art, Public Art, Wildlife Conservation, Realistic Bronze, Public Engagement, Human And Nature, Urban Installation, Boston Art, Symbolic Art, Contemporary Art, Iconic Landmark, Placemaking, Environmental Theme, Animal Representation, Mixed Scale