A statue by Antony Gormley has been
on Herm Island for two years and is now leaving. The 630kg cast
iron figure is number XI of the work called 'Another Time'. The statue
is a piece of contemporary art which evokes centuries of history and the figure
looks out to the ocean embodying our human wonder and awe at the elements. Sometimes
the only other presence is the sea birds wheeling and swooping on the rocky
outcrop called ‘Le Minceau’.
Although Antony Gormley’s stay on
Herm has come to an end, it was initially thought the piece of art would only
be on Herm for one year but after receiving such positive feedback the statue
remained for a second year.
Herm is an island of astonishing beauty a ferry ride away from Guernsey.
The sea and sky reflect the light and the weather stormy or fair. It is one of the few places where you can feel the balm of a wild wind and think of another time.
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Antony Gormley's work
Some of Antony Gormley’s other figures in landscape 'Another Time' are on Crosby beach near Liverpool.
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| Photograph © Andrew
Dunn,4 December 2005
Gormley’s ‘Angel of the
North’ still embraces the North East from its place on the edge of Low Fell.
Angel
of the North
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