Event Horizon (installation)
Event Horizon ( dt. : Event horizon ) is an installation of the British sculptor Antony Gormley , which as a traveling exhibition was conceived. The installation is art in public space , consisting of 31 sculptures . The figures stand on the street and on the roofs where they can be seen from the street. Each sculpture is slightly different from the other. They are always placed in cities so that one can see the next from one sculpture.
background
Antony Gormley has been an artist since the mid-1980s. Over the years he has made a name for himself in the art scene with his works of art. Gormley works conceptually. The focus of his artistic work is the human body. Gormley uses this as a medium for the experience of space and the world in a coordinate system of social and aesthetic relationships. His best known work is the oversized Angel of the North at Gateshead ( Tyne and Wear ). Other works by Gormley include Quantum Cloud in London , Another Place on the beach at the mouth of the River Mersey , on Crosby Beach north of Liverpool and Horizon Field in the Alps .
Regarding the installation of Event Horizon in Hong Kong , Gormley said the following in 2015:
“Event Horizon” is about perception. It's actually a minor thing that I did. It is the interruption of the horizon by the relatively dark human silhouettes. The sculptures contrast with the illuminated sky. They appear like dark holes in human shape. "
Gormley wanted to trigger the following in viewers of his installation:
“This installation is very static. The viewer is urged to be motionless as well. The goal is for people to begin to read their surroundings - to perceive them more precisely. Passers-by should recognize the dialogue between the different buildings in the city. In addition, the sculptures should look like acupuncture needles. The small needles should dip into the body of the city and ease the tension of such a large metropolis a little. "
In this context he chose the name “ Event Horizon ” for his installation from physics .
Sculptures
The life-size sculptures all appear in an anatomically correct posture and they are all shown naked. Their hands are stretched down and their heads are slightly bowed. Gormley had made all of the sculptures in his own image. Therefore, they are 188 cm tall. Four cast iron figures stand in the street. Each individual sculpture weighs around 630 kg. The remaining 27 statues made of fiberglass stand on the roofs of the metropolis. Each of these sculptures weighs around 30 kg.
Metropolises
The installation was set up in the following metropolises in sequence:
- 2007: London
- The installation sites included King's College London , the National Center, the Shell Center, Strand Street and Waterloo Bridge .
- 2008: Rotterdam
- The locations were among others the Euromast , the Erasmus MC , the Hogeschool Rotterdam and the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen .
- 2010: New York City
- Installation sites included the Empire State Building , Madison Square , Union Square and 204 Fifth Avenue.
- 2012: São Paulo
- The sculptures were set up in the area between the Praça do Patriarca and the Theatro Municipal .
- 2012: Rio de Janeiro
- The sculptures were set up on the grounds of the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB) and other places in the city.
- 2015–2016: Hong Kong
- The sculptures were placed within a 1 km long zone along the Central District and the Western District .
Exhibitions (selection)
- 2007: Part of the Blind Light exhibition at the Hayward Gallery regarding Antony Gormley
- 2008: Part of an exhibition in Rotterdam
- 2012: Part of the exhibition Still Being ( pt : Corpos Presentes ) at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil in São Paulo and then in Rio de Janeiro
criticism
The installation should actually be installed in Hong Kong in 2014. However, the installation was canceled after investment banker Dennis Li Junjie jumped to his death from the roof of the JPMorgan Chase bank . Six months before the installation in 2015, Hong Kong had informed its citizens about the exhibition. This should not confuse the sculptures with potential suicides, as in the previous cities where the exhibition toured. Despite this, the police have been repeatedly notified of potential suicides by concerned citizens, as in other cities before.
Trivia
One of the sculptures was shown in the opening credits of the first episode of Ashes to Ashes - Back to the 80s .
Other works
Gormley took up the subject again in other contexts:
- Another Place is an installation consisting of 100 iron figures that have been permanently erected since 2005 on the beach at the mouth of the River Mersey , on Crosby Beach north of Liverpool .
- Time Horizon 100 figures were set up in 2006 in the Archaeological Park of Scolacium on the edge of an olive grove. These figures look in different directions and therefore have a significantly different aura.
- Horizon Field is an installation in Vorarlberg's Lechquellen Mountains , consisting of 100 figures.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Is that art or a naked person? welt.de, January 12, 2016, accessed November 5, 2017 .
- ^ Anthony Gormley - About Sculpture. boesner.com, accessed November 5, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c d e Camila Molina: Antony Gormley Findera Cildo Meireles e exibe obras por São Paulo. cultura.estadao.com.br, May 8, 2012, accessed November 6, 2017 (Portuguese).
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i The naked on the skyscraper. spiegel.de, December 1, 2015, accessed November 5, 2017 .
- ^ Antony Gormley's controversial Event Horizon Installation in Hong Kong. designboom.com, July 12, 2015, accessed November 6, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Naked statues on London's horizon. bbc.co.uk, May 2, 2007, accessed November 5, 2017 .
- ^ The figures will be visible on King's College, the Shell Center, the National Center and the Strand by the time the installation is complete. (No longer available online.) Thisislondon.co.uk, May 2, 2007, archived from the original on September 6, 2007 ; Retrieved November 5, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Anthony Gormley - Between You And Me. (No longer available online.) Kunsthal.nl, 2008, archived from the original on November 7, 2017 ; Retrieved November 5, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Note: different number of sculptures)
- ↑ In focus: Antony Gormley's Event Horizon. (No longer available online.) Wired.co.uk, May 12, 2012, archived from the original on May 14, 2014 ; Retrieved November 5, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Antony Gormley On 'Event Horizon'. whitecube.com, 2012, accessed November 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Wanderlust: In 2012 the exhibition traveled to Rio de Janeiro. spiegel.de, December 1, 2015, accessed November 5, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c Event Horizon. intervencoestemporarias.com.br, 2012, accessed November 6, 2017 (Portuguese).
- ^ Event Horizon. k11artfoundation.org, 2017, accessed November 6, 2017 .
- ^ The Hayward. (No longer available online.) Southbankcentre.co.uk, April 29, 2007, archived from the original on April 29, 2007 ; Retrieved November 5, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ James Nye: JPMorgan banker leaps to his death from skyscraper in Hong Kong ... the second suicide at the firm in a matter of weeks. dailymail.co.uk, February 20, 2014, accessed November 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Ashes to Ashes - S01E01 Deja Vue. youtube.com, December 5, 2015, accessed November 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Antony Gormley TIME HORIZON Intersezioni 2. In: archive.org. January 10, 2007, archived from the original on January 10, 2007 ; Retrieved November 26, 2016 .
