“Tamaraw” is a representational sculpture that features the tamaraw species, which is a heritage of major importance in the Philippines. It is also the country’s largest known wildlife mammalian species however one of the world’s most critically endangered mammals. The sculpture aims to capture the essence of the species as a reminder to its audiences how important our environment, culture and heritage is and make an action towards it.

The artist’s main reference and inspiration for this sculpture is the importance of our wildlife and heritage in the Philippines and therefore, the artist was able to create a piece revolving around the idea, with the symbolism of the tamaraw, that aims to inspire people and raise awareness. The deductive sculpture is an exploration of the utilization of the carving technique in forming the species and its surrounding with perla bar soap and a nail file. 

The sculpture allows the viewers to be reminded that the tamaraw is one of the notable species and heritage that can only be found in our country as it symbolizes intelligence of the Filipino people. It also lets its audience take action to the current happenings, not only to the species, but also to our environment in general. 

This work relates to the current events happening to our home where environments and species are disappearing slowly in becoming inhabitable or extinct. This is a sculpture that shows how our environment is a beautiful place filled with beautiful landscapes, exotic plants and species and we, as humans, are still capable of saving it.