
A Mask for Feeling the Earth
1992
A plaster mask coated in earthy pigment and bound with fabric, this work by Antony Gormley invites a visceral, embodied connection between the human face and the natural world. The worn, tactile surface evokes geological texture and primordial sensation, as though the act of wearing it might dissolve the boundary between body and terrain. Characteristic of Gormley's ongoing inquiry into human presence and physical experience, the piece transforms a simple object into a meditation on how we sense and inhabit the earth beneath us.
- Medium
- plaster, pigment and fabric
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
October 6, 2016
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