MIRRORED statues placed on a South Cumbrian common are getting visitors all reflective about art.

The figures and structures, based on early Anglo-Saxon dwellings, have been attracting people to Birkrigg, near Ulverston, from far and wide.

The newly-commissioned, temporary public artwork by British sculptor and environmental artist Rob Mulholland has been capturing imaginations.

Mr Mulholland was commissioned by Morecambe Bay Partnership, as part of its Headlands to Headspace project, to develop an outdoor art installation to reflect the heritage of the bay.

He was inspired by early Anglo-Saxon designs, and his aim was to encourage viewers to consider the influence of people of the past on Morecambe Bay.

"The whole idea behind this was to talk about the character of Morecambe Bay," said Mr Mullholland. "We need to remember that the British Isles are made up of a complete mixture of people and that's what makes us unique."

He added that the six mirrored figures and structures are there to represent the communities that once settled along Morecambe Bay.

By using mirrored surfaces Mr Mulholland says he hopes to bring literal reflection into being, making the viewer and the landscape an essential part of his work.

"This exhibition is also a play on our relationship with nature and as a society we have an obligation to nature to protect it for our future generations," he said.

Viewers not only see a distorted landscape in the figurines but also a glimpse of themselves.

Mr Mullholland said the aim of the installation was to get viewers to imagine what the past may have been like and what it could be like in the future.

'The Settlement' exhibition will be available to see on Birkrigg Common until September 30.