ANTONY Gormley's LAND statue has been getting a taste of the wintry weather to come.

The two-metre cast iron statue, installed at Kimmeridge Bay this summer, has been pictured taking a battering from strong winds and rough seas.

Just three months ago the life-sized figure, one of five that make up Gormley's LAND installation, was blown over during a violent storm.

This latest photo was taken around midday on Sunday by photographer Rehan Zia.

Rehan said: "It was incredibly windy to my surprise and I couldn't stay long to take more pictures as the tide was coming in and the sea was getting quite rough."

The iron sculpture was installed looking out to sea to mark the Landmark Trust's 50th anniversary.

The trust is a charity that has restored around 200 historic buildings in Britain.

Speaking after the statue was toppled earlier this year, sculptor Antony Gormley said: "The core of this project was to expose the works to the elements and that is exactly what has happened.

"I want the work to have a dynamic relationship with the forces of nature; it has and will again."

Visit rehanzia.net/land-and-sea, to see more of Rehan's landscape work.