Blind Light Gormley
In blind light however gormley introduced new other and different bodies into the mix.
Blind light gormley. The foggy white environment was created using artificial fog and was housed in a modernist glass exhibition area. Oct 13 2016 explore tal de s board glass blind light antony gormley on pinterest. Blind light is showing at hayward gallery until 19 august 2007 and represents the first major london showing of antony gormley s work.
The show features a series of new monumental works specially designed for the gallery s cavernous spaces. Some 208 000 people experienced the installation making it the most visited exhibition of a living artist in the hayward s 39 year history. Sean kelly gallery new york.
See more ideas about gormley antony gormley light. Blind light at the hayward gallery london blind light ii 2007 formed the centrepiece of this exhibition. Blind light pinchuk centre 2007 installation view pinchuk art centre kiev ukraine 2008.
The exhibition features a series of brand new monumental works specially conceived for the hayward s distinctive gallery spaces which take gormley s work in a radical new direction. Installation 2007 blind light ii 2007. Hayward gallery london 17 may 19 august 2007 an important retrospective is at the hayward gallery london until 19 august.
Blind light at the hayward gallery is antony gormley s first major exhibition in london. In blind light gormley created a thick and dense environment that produced a disorienting background. Installation 2007 blind light ii 2007 fluorescent light water ultrasonic humidifiers toughened low iron glass and aluminium 320 x 858 x 858 cm installing.
Inside the brightly lit box ghostly figures appeared and disappeared amidst the fog feeling their way towards unseen edges. Upon entering the exhibition area. Outstretched hands pressed against the glass like zombies blindly determined and yet rendered helpless by the mist.
The work covers a wide range of gormley s ideas. Blind light the hayward gallery london 2007.