ALLOTMENT, 1995 - 2008 by Antony Gormley

 

 

 

 

another public participatory project example, in which Antony Gormley use the measurement of the human body of others to make the work, each piece of sculpture represent one living figure.

I like the way he collect the information by the 15 rules he set:

In front

1. The total height from the top of the head to the ground.
2. From the shoulder to the ground.
3. From the shoulder to the top of the head.
4. The width of the head.
5. The height of the top of the ear from the top of the head.
6. The length of the ear.
7. The height of the mouth from the division of the lips.
8. The width of the mouth.
9. From side to side at the widest.
10. The height of the anus from the floor.

In profile

1. From the back to the front at the deepest (i.e. from the buttocks to the toes).
2. The lateral distance from the tip of the toes to the back of the head.
3. From the tip of the nose to the back of the head.
4. The distance from the back of the head to the back of the ear.
5. The distance from the side of the head to the side of the body.