Gordon Young with Blackbird
Gordon Young with Blackbird

In February 2014 Gordon Young, internationally acclaimed artist, installed his seven Bird Sculptures in Mill Road Cemetery. This work, which comprises six stone sculptural pieces and a wooden seat, was sponsored by Cambridge City Council Public Art Work scheme.

All six ‘Bird Stones’ and the wooden seat are inscribed with poetry related to the chosen bird, and a phonetic rendition of its song. The stones have perches and water wells.

Cambridge 105 Radio station interviewed Gordon Young at the inauguration of Bird Sculptures February 22nd 2014: 105 Drive

Inspired by the Bird Stones local Mill Road artist Sam Motherwell produced an album on You Tube of sketches and recordings of bird song. Motherwell album

To download a map of the Bird Sculptures in the cemetery, click here.

Photographs of each Bird Sculpture are shown in the gallery below. Click on an image to view the full size photograph.

 

3 robin
Robin
Song thrush
Song thrush
Crow
Crow
4 sparrow
Sparrow
Dove
Dove
5b dove
Dove
5c dove
Dove
6 blackbird
Blackbird
7 goldfinch
Goldfinch
7a goldfinch
Goldfinch