Anthony Gormley's Another Place (Read 18210 times)

andy popp · October 22, 2006, 03:36:21 pm

Just back from seeing Anthony Gormley's Another Place sculpture on Crosby Beach before its removed (along with several hundred people with same idea) Has anyone else been? I loved it, strangely moving as they stand staring out to sea - dreaming of another place perhaps. Anyway, anyone in the North-west shoudl go as they may only be arond until the end of the month.

Houdini · October 22, 2006, 06:38:49 pm

I suspect that if the statues were in Liverpool footie strips they would remain forever.

They are beautiful. Shame we're a nation of unappreciative obese retards...

andy popp · October 22, 2006, 06:49:35 pm

Can you believe it, the reason they're going is health and safety. Still they weren't unappreciated today - hundreds and hundreds out on the beach. Houdini, that photo is wierd because, obviously, its a view you can't see from the beach. There's something about all the ones out to sea having their backs to you. Gives them this immense feeling of calm and stoicism. It was funny the beach being so crowded with throngs round all the statues that were high and dry, must look very different when its deserted.

Houdini · October 22, 2006, 07:34:25 pm

"There's something about all the ones out to sea having their backs to you. Gives them this immense feeling of calm and stoicism."

Indeed. Though Gormley was not the first. Here is the Master:

andy popp · October 22, 2006, 07:46:39 pm

Excellent call. For anyone wondering its by Casper David Friedrich

mattjj · October 22, 2006, 09:00:46 pm

They look amazing when partially covered by the tide, it seems to me to really be part of the original idea ....

Pemb · October 23, 2006, 12:03:56 am

Worked at the docks during the summer so have seen them quite a few times on my lunch breaks. I must say I will be sorry to see them go.

What sort of health and safety issues are there?

I heard someone managed to somehow got stranded while looking at them but that's about it.

Houdini · October 23, 2006, 12:34:44 am

I read something in the Guardian about concerned shore fishermen (non-commercial) and the associated cost of 'maintenance' (I'd prefer they were left to rot, as we are). I truly believe that Britain is fucked. Protectionism...

andy_e · October 23, 2006, 12:53:43 am

Wish I could go and see them now... (not now exactly, it's dark, but you know what i mean)

Houdini · October 23, 2006, 01:13:40 am

http://www.antonygormley.com/

They should be move to the east coast. I'm sure at dawn they would be quite sublime.

What is man?

Another place:

andy popp · October 23, 2006, 09:14:34 am

Yeah, it'd be really beautiful if they just rusted away. As I understand it someone nearly drowned going out to one of the far ones because they didn't realize the tide came in!!! Andi, you've got till the end of the month at least

Monolith · October 24, 2006, 10:57:37 pm

Really should have gone out to see this but haven't. I was told that local surfers were campaining against the figures as they got in the way of their sets. Is there any truth to this? I can't say I've ever heard of Crosby beach being the northwests own Bondai!

Pemb · October 24, 2006, 11:33:27 pm

I would have thought it was probably windsurfers. There's a marina right by it.

Going to have to visit it again before it goes to try and get some cool photos for my photography course. Will post em up if they turn out any good.

Somebody's Fool · October 24, 2006, 11:41:48 pm

The main objecters to this are both surfers and fisherman. Apparently they were not happy when they were first installed but compromised because they were temporary. They then kicked off even more when there was talk of them staying permanently. Hence the recent furore...
Their main beef seemed to be something about a slipway they hadn't been able to use.
There was something on the headlines of North West Tonight about them having a reprieve although I missed the main bit in the news as I got distracted with something else. Did anyone see it?

Houdini · October 24, 2006, 11:49:48 pm

Surely something like this in permanent residence would benefit the local economy, non?

Somebody's Fool · October 24, 2006, 11:57:13 pm

Yeah but what good is your local economy if you have to drive two miles to launch your boat/surfboard? Useless that's what.

Houdini · October 24, 2006, 11:59:35 pm

I'm sure petrol stations would do famously... Surfers? How many? Fishermen? How many? Throngs of visitors in your town needing food shelter and other assorted shizz? You bet.

Somebody's Fool · October 25, 2006, 12:12:12 am

The planners say that the 'silent majority' now want their beach back. Obviously doing a better job of verbalising their opinions than their title credits them with.

Houdini · October 25, 2006, 12:20:59 am

It would be nice if both business and artistic interests could co-exist here. Business would benefit. But if Wolfgang von Gruberhoffen (little-known Austrian conceptual artist) had arranged for a dozen 40' three-legged flamingos wrapped in terylene to be installed on Moel Eilio then I guess I'd want 'my' hill back (after a while) too...

Andy F · October 26, 2006, 01:36:40 pm

The Iron Men are going due to a) there not being enough money to keep them on the beach and b) local wind-surfers kicking up a fuss because apparently Crosby/Waterloo beach is the best in the area for wind-surfing.

Seems a pity for them to go, but they have served their purpose IMHO. It would be good if they could make a return for 2008 though....

Andy F · October 26, 2006, 02:35:47 pm

More details here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2006/09/20/gormley_statue_vote_feature.shtml

chappers · November 15, 2006, 03:23:36 pm

stupid question

SA Chris · November 15, 2006, 03:51:35 pm

Quote from: Pemb on October 24, 2006, 11:33:27 pm

I would have thought it was probably windsurfers. There's a marina right by it.

More likely wind / kite surfers, as I think it's unlikely there will be any waves over there.

SamT · November 15, 2006, 04:59:19 pm

I went to see them - thought they were stunning , not a patch on the Angel for the north mind.

I can see the windsurfers point of view. Theres a guy who owns a windsurfing shop in the marina. He wasn't happy, but would compromise on the basis that it was only going to be for 6 months.

They've already been to iceland, crosby - and I believe are on their way to New York next.

I cant beleive nobodys suggested leaving just a few - say two or three down one end of the beach. When we visited - we only went round a few - say four. To take up 3km of beach with them does seem a little excessive. Just leave a few behind. Then on their round world trip - their no's would dwindle leaving a few on many beaches round the world -
bet they would look good on Raylay(sp?) beach - Krabi.

Paul B · November 15, 2006, 06:25:50 pm

Quote from: SamT on November 15, 2006, 04:59:19 pm

not a patch on the Angel for the north mind.

really? I was unimpressed by the wings, the rest of the AOTN seemed quite intricate and the wings just looked like a rush job. The CORE10 (?) steel hasn't quite had the dramatic colour changes that were predicted either to my knowledge?
(That stretch of road is always damn well congested now on the way to bowden as people slow to admire it.

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