A quick shot of the 4 metre tall steel “Deer” sculpture as we drove past at the Crematorium in Livingston.  Apparently there is a herd of fallow deer living in the woods beside the crematorium.
Deer is linked to the poem “Hallaig” by Sorley Maclean where the first line reads “Time, the deer, is in the wood of Hallaig”. There is a plaque near the floral tribute area with quotes from the poem. In the poem, Maclean uses physical things to embody abstract concepts and so populates an old landscape with memories. In referencing this poem, Deer is linking time, place and memory, bringing a fitting message to a crematorium garden.