There's an impressive sculpture at Tintagel that's meant to represent King Arthur's ephemeral nature:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallos_(sculpture)
Close up, it's quite disturbing
I love this statue. There's a free STL version here: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-the-once-and-f... I printed one 40cm high in metallic copper filament and it looks amazing.