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Sounds like the tree was due to be felled. This artist arguably saved the tree by turning into art. While he did oil it to keep it from rotting, he oiled it using a plant based oil safe for proximity to water ways. This sounds like as close to a win as anyone's gonna get in these circumstances
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.
So it should have been carved into a giant lightning bolt since that's what ended up destroying it then? /s
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.