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Artistic installation featuring three oversized, pale eggshell sculptures rest on dark earth, One eggshell on the left is visibly cracked open with jagged edges, revealing its hollow interior. The other two are mostly intact, showing a textured surface.

Ostrich Egg Interactive

Date Installed:
Region:
Africa
Medium:
Mixed Media
2D/3D:
3D
Loui Bradley

The focus is on discovery in the Watani Grasslands. Along the Rhino trail a large ostrich nest with several (kid-sized) eggs give children a chance to pretend to be ostrich chicks. 

The Ostrich Eggs were created by Loui Bradley a retired Exhibit Designer at the North Carolina Zoo. 

The Ostrich Eggs were fabricated using fiberglass resin. 

Made possible by a gift to the NC Zoo Society by Progress Energy
The Ostrich Eggs can be found along the Shani Loop in Africa.
Three oversized, cracked white eggshells are scattered on a bed of dark mulch or dirt in a garden setting, suggesting a recent "hatching." The shells have a textured surface like rough concrete or stone. The scene is surrounded by lush green foliage and tall grass, with the base of a small tree in the foreground to the left and a wooden bench visible in the background. This is likely an outdoor art installation or a zoo/garden exhibit.