60mm Depth (wall to nose)

Angela Tier’s stoneware rat sculptures highlight rising rodent populations and the approaching target for a predator-free Aotearoa. While considered pests here, rats play vital ecological roles elsewhere in the world as pollinators and prey. Her work prompts reflection on population growth and emerging pest control technologies like gene editing, targeted bait, and fertility control.

Angela Tier is a visual artist who transforms clay into deeply personal hand built art works that honour memory, ritual and human connection. Angela sees her sculptures as stories told through clay. Her conceptual sculptures investigate imbalances between humans and nature.

Reference code: AT-106