Antony Gormley

HIVE, 2006 - 2009

The HIVE sculptures were the first attempt to identify a human space in space at large by building crystal-like space-frame polygons around a body volume, initially pressed to the wall and ending with a free suspension.

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HIVE I

HIVE I, 2006
3 mm square stainless steel bar
240 x 90 x 54 cm
Photograph by Stephen White, London

HIVE II

HIVE II, 2006
3 mm square stainless steel bar
240 x 97 x 60 cm
Photograph by Stephen White, London

HIVE III

HIVE III, 2006
3 mm square stainless steel bar
237 x 97 x 62 cm
Photograph by Stephen White, London

HIVE IV

HIVE IV, 2006
3 mm square stainless steel bar
238 x 98 x 60 cm
Photograph by Stephen White, London

HIVE V

HIVE V, 2008
2 mm square section stainless steel bar
256 x 112 x 66 cm
Photograph by Stephen White, London

HIVE VI

HIVE VI, 2008
2 mm square section stainless steel bar
240 x 142 x 65 cm
Photograph by Stephen White, London

HIVE VII

HIVE VII, 2009
3 mm square section stainless steel bar
240 x 300 x 330 cm
Photograph by Stephen White, London