October 2022
6 TIMES is a series of six sculptures created by Turner Prize-winning artist Antony Gormley (b. 1950). They were initially installed in 2010 and reinstalled in 2019. The sculptures are life-size cast iron sculptures of the artist’s own body.
The first sculpture in the 6 Times series at the Scottish National Gallery
The works are placed across the city. They begin with the first at the entry to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One and then follow the Water of Leith walkway all the way to the sea.
The second piece can be found behind the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
The placement of the works helps draw attention to the natural and man-made environment of the Water of Leith that runs through the heart of Edinburgh.
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The Water of Leith is a gorgeous trail to stroll even if you aren’t looking for sculpture
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The sculptures are rather contemplative in their placement and at the same time whimsical when adorned by admirers.
Sculpture Number 5
Fortunately, I had been warned that construction all around the Lieth Docks where the last sculpture is placed would make finding it and then photographing it very difficult.
The pigeon posed atop his head was just classic.
Gormley attended Trinity College, Cambridge (1968–71), earning a degree in art history, archaeology, and anthropology. After traveling for three years he returned and studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, Goldsmiths College, and the Slade School of Fine Art.
In the early 1980s, Gormley began to examine questions of humanity in relation to the environment. This lead him to make his first whole-body cast.