Ancient wildlife sculpture
Giant black swans
A pair, necking. 1 m high.
Proposed
On paper. Not yet decided.
Where we are now
A drawing and a spot. The design is 1 m high by 0.8 m wide, two offset on a concrete plinth strengthened with box section.
What it becomes
Two birds on this ground, in the pose the drawing gives them.
Why this matters
It is the one subject in the layout that depicts a behaviour rather than a bird, and the artist’s note is the reason why.
“A pair of giant black swans. I have depicted them necking. For want of a better word. Swans do this. Was the world’s biggest swan.”
What needs to happen
1 of 6- Placement decided
- Design decided
- Council agreement
- Funding guaranteed
- Apex instructed and a due date agreed
- Opening ceremony planned
In deep time
A pair of giant black swans. The layout gives no scientific name for them and none is added here.