There's something creepy going on in the local art world.

Giant ants have been spotted creeping through the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

But those with myrmecophobia – a fear of ants – need not worry.

For it’s part of a performance by artist Jordan McKenzie which takes place this weekend at the West Bretton outdoor art gallery.

A group of young people dressed as ants, and accompanied by a live band, will animate the Yorkshire Sculpture Park grounds on Saturday.

It will pay homage to artist Carl Andre, the man behind the infamous Equivalent – known as The Bricks.

Jordan explained he had dubbed his work Carl An(t)dre, saying: “It is a celebration of YSP’s diversity and collectivity and how it brings together high and popular culture.

“The ants represent the way in which the Park staff, exhibiting artists and the public work together to make such a complex organisation function, much like how ants work collectively to achieve the colony’s aims.”

The 20 giant ants will be accompanied on their mission over the picturesque park’s landscape by a marching brass band and percussion soundtrack.

Artist, Jordan McKenzie with ants from his show, Carl Ant (Dre) at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Artist, Jordan McKenzie with ants from his show, Carl Ant (Dre) at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Performers come from the 412 Dance Theatre and New College, Pontefract. The Revolution Show Corps, based in Bradford, will provide the music.

Carl Andre’s Equivalent in 1966 was an iconic sculpture made of 120 firebricks and arranged in a variety of combinations.

It made headlines and proved to be a talking point in 2011 when it was brought to Huddersfield Art Gallery.

In 1976, Carl Andre made the front page of the Daily Mirror when the Tate museum bought Equivalent – or the bricks.

Jordan has taken his inspiration from the artist’s name in his creation.

See the performance at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park from 12-2pm this Saturday, August 10. It is a free drop-in event open to all.