
Sick
1989
A life-sized human figure cast in lead encases a hollow interior of fibreglass and plaster, the body sealed around a pocket of trapped air. Gormley uses his own body as the mould, exploring the tension between the weight of the dense metallic exterior and the invisible, intangible void within. The work meditates on vulnerability and mortality, the heaviness of the material contrasting with the fragile, breathable space concealed inside.
- Medium
- lead, fibreglass, plaster, air
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Evening Sale
June 27, 2013
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