Untitled [Listening] sculpture

‘Untitled [Listening]’, a granite and bronze sculpture of 1983-84 by Antony Gormley, situated near the Brassey Road entrance to Maygrove Peace Park.

This sculpture stands 213cm in height and comprises a life-size nude male figure seated atop a glacial granite boulder. His left hand is cupped behind the ear in a listening gesture which appears simultaneously sympathetic and vigilant. The proportions and structure of the body are rendered without detail, emphasising universality rather than individuality. The ear, for example, is depicted schematically, with a small hole drilled at the centre. The sculpture is composed of welded sections with linear weld marks clearly articulated. The boulder is mounted on a slightly domed circular area of granite setts.