Category: Naked People

Zena the Rock Climber

The idea for Zena rocklimber seems to have been at least partly due to the similarity in name between Kimberworth where she is located near and Kilamanjaro. Additionally Sheffield is near the peark district which is a popular area for climbers. The aim of her was to represent 21 first century; I think Zena sounds a futrteristic name.

In case the photo is hard to read the full text is as follows.

Zena the Rock Climber

By Matt Black (https://www.matt-black.co.uk)

Zena concentrates on her climb.

Zena is aiming for the High View.

Zena comes across tricky bits -a sharp rock, or a bendy route.

Zena gets out of breathand has a rest:

Have I brought my water bottle?

Have I brought my rope?

Have I tied my rope tight enough?

Will I need to take a different route?

Will I slip?

Will I fall?

Have I brought some fruit?

Yes!

I am nearly at the top.

Wow!

look at the view.

I can see my house from here.

Shall I look down?

Stan the Stable Boy

The inspiration behind Stan was the first world war the poem describes him as a young boy who sae his Father go to fight in the war. Located near Duke’s lane.

The brambles have recently be cleared from around him:

Stan the Stable Boy

By Matt Black (https://www.matt-black.co.uk)

Stan looks after the horses.

They say Stan could ride before he could walk

;a gypsy, clever, quiet and shy,

and a good whistler.

Stan waved goodbyeto his father

who went to war.

His dad was a blacksmith who just turned the corner

and disappeared.

Stan tries to smile, to hide his tears,

but he’s lonely as rain.

Stan hardly gets any sleep.

Morris the Miner

Morris miner represents 18th century and the mining heritage of the area. The children developed a whole story about how he found a pot of gold digging whilst digging the gold. Then used it to fund a sailing trip to far away lands. I love how he represents 18th century yet bought flip flops on his travels; I do not know when flip flops were invented.

Morris the Miner

By Matt Black (https://www.matt-black.co.uk)

dug for coal for years, thinking about

fires and keeping warm,

till one day he found a pot of gold,

most of which he gave to the poor,

but he also went on an adventure

– bought a rowing boat and went to France, Australia and Pakistan,

brought back a brown necklace and some flip-flops.

He lives in a small house with no electricity, no water,

but he’s kind and has lots of friends.

He has 4 children and 25 grandchildren

Yazier

Yazier was to represent 14th century. A nature lover, perhaps she is knelt to look at a plant?

She is located near Crow-Girl, further down the railway path

Yazier Carer of the Wild

By Matt Black (https://www.matt-black.co.uk)

By Matt Black (https://www.matt-black.co.uk)

likes apples, plums, strawberries,cherries,

raindrops, the clear water of lakes,

fresh honey from the bees,

and her favourite animal is the snake.

She gets fire from lightning,

bathes under the waterfall behind her cave,

and spends time in her cave thinking.

She eats worms, leaves, fruit and nuts.

Left in the forest when she was three,

afer her family caught the Black Death,

she was brought up by animals

and now looks after the animals and the wild.

Crow Girl

Crow girl was to represent the 1950s. The children decided she had wooden hollow legs. She was a thief who hid stolen loot in her legs. No one ever dared ask about her childhood. Matt Black wrote two poems about her, on the same theme; both paints her as a lonely girl with a tragic past, I find the first below the saddest.

She is located near the Railway path.

Crow-girl

By Matt Black (https://www.matt-black.co.uk)

likes storms

and lives in the bell-tower

with blackout eyes

and devil’s legs.

Her slim figure, disguised by baggy clothes

with pocket space for stolen goodies.

The villagers think she’s a witch

so she goes to the village in disguise

and dreams of being popular.

Her Mum and Dad died when she was young.

Now she is centuries old.

Crow-Girl

By Matt Black (https://www.matt-black.co.uk)

crouches like a cat

moves like a shadow,

looks out over the fields,

lonely as Billy Todd.

With her blackout eyes,s

he lives in St. Thomas’s belltowers,

eats spiders,

visits the village in disguise.

She enjoys scaring crows.

Don’t ask about her childhood!

She dreams of swimming pool

sand being normal.

Two dinners Ignatius

Two dinners Ignatius was to represent 15th century. A Monk who likes food, hence his rounded belly. He has hand is waving as if waving to the cars on Dropping Well Road.

Two-Dinners Ignatius

By Matt Black (https://www.matt-black.co.uk)

bird lover,

herb grower,

peace maker,

medicine man.

the religious brewer,

the listening ear,

likes his vitals

and wishes you

a safe journey

Freddy the Fiery Fork-Maker

Freddy was to represent the 19th century and the areas’s steel / cutlery making heritage. I like in the poem, how he is not sterotyped as one thing and has varying interests as 19th century is when people began to have more free time as they did not have to focus on basics of getting food and could have hobbies.

In reference to the poem Blackburn is an area of Sheffield (in addition to the town of the same name)

Freddy the Fiery Fork-Maker

By Matt Black (https://www.matt-black.co.uk)

is a love heart,

a cool

cat, beautiful, funny,

with lots of friends,

lots of energy,

a mover, and shaper, and shaker,

he melts iron and hearts.

A good man, accurate and kind,

strong and patient, modest

,living in a little flat in Blackburn.

A ball room dancer,

star-gazer, cutlery diva –

he is a star!

Brutus young ambitious solider.

Brutus young ambitious solider. Good watcher and bit of a worrier, he was intended to represent Roman times. In the poem I like the contrast of him being determined in war yet scared.

Brutus, the Watchman

By Matt Black (https://www.matt-black.co.uk)

22 years old, fast, strong and fit,

a top Roman swordsman,

protected by shields.

Brutus sees everything,

with piercing eyes,

looks out for the enemy.

He wants to win the war,

but is worried and scared.

Revolutions, Goddess of Bikes

The Naked People Sculptures

This is the first of the sculptures you come to if you enter the trial from Poucher road.

Revolutions, Goddess of Bikes was designed to represent pre Cristain times, she is as old as the hills. The children thought she used wheels to defend against armies. One time she cut all heads off whole army and they ran around like headless chickens.

Revolutions, Goddess of Bikes

By Matt Black (https://www.matt-black.co.uk)

Revolutions she bicycles

for exercise, for fun, for

going places, because she knows

a good biker lives forever,

is the special one, has special

power, has wheels, which if necessary

she can throw at bad enemies,

but she’s wise, and clever, and free,

rides her bicycles peacefully over lands and earth,

climbing mountains.

She’s got wings, and wheels on her feet,

and sees everything.