Our bodies, their relation to space and the lived experience, that’s what Antony Gormley explores in his retrospective at the Royal Academy
From recognisable images of the figure
to traces of our existence
and the use of lead as container
this exhibition takes us through the different facets of his practice.
This steel tangle is flexible and quite easy to negotiate one’s way through
whereas Matrix III, about 6 tonnes of steel, looms over us. It looks more ominous from a distance than close up; I was surprised not to feel vulnerable, almost touching distance beneath.
Co-ordinate, consisting of 3 cables, forms exactly that but feels almost hallucinogenic when walking around it.
The beautiful perfection of installation only adding to the strangeness.
