Created each summer by crofters as weapons in the eternal War Against Geese, scaring birds away from growing crops of wheat and barley.

Their aim is functional, but they also have an aesthetic quality. Human-like, it is easy to project characters and a narrative onto them.

Materials include fluorescent Hi-Viz jackets, fertiliser sacks, plastic sheets, biscuit tin lids. Materials which flap or make sound in the wind add an extra dimension. The materials are attaches to a cruciform-shaped wooden frame. Over the season, they become weathered and damaged.