"State VIII" is a cast iron life-size human figure by British sculptor Antony Gormley, part of his ongoing exploration of the body as a subject and medium for art. Created in the 1990s, the work exemplifies Gormley's signature technique of casting his own body to examine themes of presence, space, and embodiment. The austere, industrial material and frontally posed stance create a powerful meditation on human vulnerability and the relationship between the individual body and its surrounding environment.