纪录片《大英博物馆世界简史》 070复活节岛雕像（4）（在线收听）

Hoa Hakananai'a is a rare combination of physical mass and evocative potency. For the sculptor Sir Anthony Caro, this is the essence of sculpture:

"I see sculpture, the setting up of a stone - it's a basic human activity. You're investing that stone with some sort of emotive power, some sort of presence. That thing, that way of making a sculpture, is a religious activity. What actually the Easter Island sculpture does, it gives just the essence of a person. Every sculptor since Rodin has looked to primitive sculpture, because all the unnecessary elements are removed. Anything that is left in, is what stresses the power of the stone. We are down to the essence - its size, its simplicity, its monumentality, and its placement - those are all things that matter."

何瓦何卡纳奈阿所表现出的力量与感染力的结合是罕见的。对于雕刻家安东尼·卡罗爵士而言，这正是雕刻的关键：

我认为雕刻这种处理石头的艺术是人类的基本活动之一。你在石头上投入了一种情绪的力量，一种存在。制作雕像是一种宗教仪式。复活节岛雕像则表现了人的本质。自罗丹之后，雕刻家们都在去繁化简，彰显石头自身的力量。我们向本质接近，它的大小、简约，它的气势、定位，才最为重要。