We had a tour of Winchester Cathedral and the tour guide kindly took us down to the flooded crypt. Some of you may recall my disappointment in November when there was only a puddle to be seen.
The sculture is looking into cupped hands, which when the crypt floods hold water and refllect the face.
The statue was donated by the artist as he thought the flooded crypt would be enhanced by his figure (Gormley really is the vainest of artists!!)
@salza i saw an invisible cell phone as well. Perhaps all artists have a touch of vanity. I love the contrast of the grey figure with the yellowish stone.
Did you see the Gormley exhibition at the Royal Academy? It showed his true breadth of invention - and sense of humour too - and quite changed my opinion of him!
@julzmaioro they're all over the place!! Let me know if you visit Winchester Julia @haskar I was soooooo excited @summerfield never mind rusty @will_wooderson I didn't, I'll Google it, thanks will @mittens me too @merrelyn really? Thought he only ever did himself @francoise@koalagardens@salza will forever be known as the Texting Statue by me ( and camera club who I excitedly shared this photo with!) @ludwigsdiana I was very lucky @shutterbug49 I must go the crypt tour somewhere @joysabin a lot of our cathedrals marry ancient and modern so well @mzzhope just lucky @lesip yup, that's what I said, as first time I've seen this effect!! @wendyfrost v lucky @carole_sandford it's just fortunate tour guide let us go in @taffy it is pretty stunning @roachling it's his style @jacqbb thank you @randystreat when crypg is open you can go up to the statue, so I'll try that next visit @panoramic_eyes Thank you @graemestevens austerity measures kicking in?? @billyboy cos he's handsome??
@30pics4jackiesdiamond The statues at Lake Ballad are based on the nude forms of 50 odd locals. They suit the area but are quite “different”. It’s worth a “Google”.
@haskar I was soooooo excited
@summerfield never mind rusty
@will_wooderson I didn't, I'll Google it, thanks will
@mittens me too
@merrelyn really? Thought he only ever did himself
@francoise @koalagardens @salza will forever be known as the Texting Statue by me ( and camera club who I excitedly shared this photo with!)
@ludwigsdiana I was very lucky
@shutterbug49 I must go the crypt tour somewhere
@joysabin a lot of our cathedrals marry ancient and modern so well
@mzzhope just lucky
@lesip yup, that's what I said, as first time I've seen this effect!!
@wendyfrost v lucky
@carole_sandford it's just fortunate tour guide let us go in
@taffy it is pretty stunning
@roachling it's his style
@jacqbb thank you
@randystreat when crypg is open you can go up to the statue, so I'll try that next visit
@panoramic_eyes Thank you
@graemestevens austerity measures kicking in??
@billyboy cos he's handsome??