The name ‘earth lion’ - nothing else means ‘chameleon’ - is not without reason, as it is, like large cats of prey, primarily African. There, it is spread across the entire continent and across all climate zones in more than 200 species.

The giant chameleon modelled here is mainly native to Madagascar and grows up to 70 cm long. The deep green patination of the bronze suggests that it is supposed to ‘move’ through a garden, and it does so slowly and deliberately, attentively observing its surroundings.

Edition in bronze, cast using the lost wax technique, chased and patinated by hand.