Multi-Part Sculptural Project by Antony Gormley at National Galleries of Scotland

Multi-Part Sculptural Project by Antony Gormley at National Galleries of Scotland

Artist Antony Gormley poses for photographers next to one of his six life-sized cast-iron figures outside the Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, Scotland June 22, 2010. The first figure is buried chest-deep in the ground outside the gallery with the next four placed into the Water of Leith as it winds its way through Edinburgh city to the sea with final statue is at the end of an abandoned pier. REUTERS/David Moir.

EDINBURGH.- Work began in Edinburgh in April on an extraordinary multi-part sculptural project by the celebrated British artist Antony Gormley. Commissioned by the National Galleries of Scotland, 6 Times will consist of six life-sized figures positioned between the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the sea. Four of the figures will be sited in the Water of Leith itself, acting as gauges for the height of the river as it swells and recedes. The figure closest to the sea, at Leith Docks, is now in place and installation of the further figures will take place throughout June. This will be the first time that a work in the National Galleries’ collection has been permanently located across the city of Edinburgh itself. 6 Times has been commissioned with the support of The Art Fund, The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, The Patrons of the National Galleries of Scotland, Claire Enders and The Henry Moore Foundation.

Multi-Part Sculptural Project by Antony Gormley at National Galleries of Scotland