Pictures around Southport Another Place is a piece of modern sculpture by Antony Gormley. It consists of 100 [1]cast iron scul
Pictures around Southport Another Place is a piece of modern sculpture by Antony Gormley. It consists of 100 [1]cast iron sculptures of the artist's own body, facing towards the sea. After being displayed at several locations in Europe, it has become permanently erected at Crosby Beach in northwestern England. The work was controversial in the local area due to issues such as possible economic gain or environmental damage from tourism. A meeting on 7 March 2007 by Sefton Council accepted proposals that would allow the sculptures to be kept permanently at Crosby Beach in place of being moved to New York. The work consists of cast iron figures which face out to sea, spread over a 2 mile ( km) stretch of the beach between Waterloo and Blundellsands. Each figure is 189 cm tall (nearly 6 feet 2½ inches) and weighs around 650 kg (over 1400 lb). In common with most of Gormley's work, the figures are cast replicas of his own body. As the tides ebb and flow, the figures are revealed and submerged by the sea. The figures were cast at two foundries, Hargreaves Foundry in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and Joseph and Jesse Siddons Foundry in West Bromwich. Crosby Beach is part of the Merseyside coastline north of Liverpool in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, England. UK Great Britain British United Kingdom Europe European island England English isle
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