--- title: "Elephant: Journey of the Vanishing Giant" description: "This artwork seeks to illustrate the sorrowful plight of African elephants, whose existence has become increasingly fragile due to the rampant poaching of" lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "legalName": "Mathematics of Self Ltd.", "alternateName": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "logo": "https://sentient.art/sentient-art-logo-dark.png", "founder": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yifat Davidoff" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#website", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "name": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "description": "Sculpture editions and unique artworks by Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff — where art meets science.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org" } } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebPage", "name": "Loading edition…", "description": "Loading edition details", "url": "https://sentient.art/edition/elephant-journey-of-the-vanishing-giant", "isPartOf": { "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "url": "https://sentient.art" } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "legalName": "Mathematics of Self Ltd.", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "logo": "https://wdrxdfvnnrdahkzifhxs.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-assets/site-settings/logo/1779723800851-m6hr4e-Original-Sentient-Logo-Black.png", "founder": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yifat Davidoff" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#website", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "name": "Official Site: Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "description": "Art born from science. 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Growing up in South Africa and spending prolonged periods in the bush veld allowed me to truly appreciate and connect with these animals on a personal level, something which is difficult to express in words. This piece seeks to capture the essence and beauty of these animals, while also paying homage to their increasingly threatened existence.", "creator": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz", "sameAs": "https://sentient.art/about" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dr. Yifat Davidoff", "sameAs": "https://sentient.art/about" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "sentient.art" } ], "isPartOf": { "@type": "CollectionPage", "name": "Print Edition" } } ] --- [ The Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff ](/) [ The Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff ](/) [](/ "Home") ![sentient.art](/sentient-art-icon.png)![sentient.art](/sentient-art-logo.png)![sentient.art](/sentient-art-logo-dark.png) # Elephant: Journey of the Vanishing Giant Edition Size:  33 Artist Copies:  6 Year:  2020 Dimensions:  75w x 75h x 15d (cm) Materials:  Stainless Steel, Aluminium, Cotton Paper & Ink ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Elephant: Journey of the Vanishing Giant, Stainless Steel, Aluminium, Cotton Paper & Ink, 2020](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-d6b2fa72-aaa0-4985-8fe2-7e758625547a-compressed-1779657308615.jpg?width=1600&quality=85&resize=contain) ## Related concepts - [Anamorphic Sculpture](/concepts/anamorphic-sculpture) - [Dual Description](/concepts/dual-description) - [Optical Illusion Sculpture](/concepts/optical-illusion-sculpture) - [Privileged Viewpoint](/concepts/privileged-viewpoint) - [Observer-Dependent Reality](/concepts/observer-dependent-reality) - [Optical Illusion](/concepts/optical-illusion) - [Anamorphosis](/concepts/anamorphosis) - [Mathematical Sculpture](/concepts/mathematical-sculpture) - [Anamorphic & Illusion Art Editions](/concepts/anamorphic-art-editions) ![Elephant: Journey of the Vanishing Giant — Elephant\_Cone\_Anamorph\_Jonty\_Hurwitz\_1.jpg](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/d6b2fa72-aaa0-4985-8fe2-7e758625547a/1762440850044-0-Elephant_Cone_Anamorph_Jonty_Hurwitz_1-web.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) ![Elephant: Journey of the Vanishing Giant — Elephant\_Cone\_Anamorph\_Jonty\_Hurwitz\_4.jpg](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/d6b2fa72-aaa0-4985-8fe2-7e758625547a/1762440852279-3-Elephant_Cone_Anamorph_Jonty_Hurwitz_4-web.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) ![Elephant: Journey of the Vanishing Giant — Elephant\_Cone\_Anamorph\_Jonty\_Hurwitz\_2.jpg](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/d6b2fa72-aaa0-4985-8fe2-7e758625547a/1762440851221-1-Elephant_Cone_Anamorph_Jonty_Hurwitz_2-web.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) ![Elephant: Journey of the Vanishing Giant — Elephant\_Cone\_Anamorph\_Jonty\_Hurwitz\_5.jpg](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/d6b2fa72-aaa0-4985-8fe2-7e758625547a/1762440852988-4-Elephant_Cone_Anamorph_Jonty_Hurwitz_5-web.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) ![Elephant: Journey of the Vanishing Giant — Elephant\_Cone\_Anamorph\_Jonty\_Hurwitz\_3.jpg](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/d6b2fa72-aaa0-4985-8fe2-7e758625547a/1762440851768-2-Elephant_Cone_Anamorph_Jonty_Hurwitz_3-web.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) ![Elephant: Journey of the Vanishing Giant — Elephant\_Cone\_Anamorph\_Jonty\_Hurwitz\_6.jpg](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/d6b2fa72-aaa0-4985-8fe2-7e758625547a/1762440853642-5-Elephant_Cone_Anamorph_Jonty_Hurwitz_6-web.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) ![Elephant: Journey of the Vanishing Giant — Elephant: Journey of the Vanishing Giant - Journey of the Endangered Giant v1.mov](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QuB_zfU7UW4/maxresdefault.jpg) This artwork seeks to illustrate the sorrowful plight of African elephants, whose existence has become increasingly fragile due to the rampant poaching of ivory-seeking poachers. A recent study estimated that in a three year period alone, 100,000 of these majestic creatures were killed. Growing up in South Africa and spending prolonged periods in the bush veld allowed me to truly appreciate and connect with these animals on a personal level, something which is difficult to express in words. This piece seeks to capture the essence and beauty of these animals, while also paying homage to their increasingly threatened existence. 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