Antony Gormley's LAND statue will be re-instated at Kimmeridge Bay, the Landmark Trust says
The iron sculpture, installed looking out to sea to mark the Trust's 50th anniversary in May, has been lying with its head in the sea since it was toppled by a storm on September 14.
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The life-size figure - one of five that make up Gormley’s LAND installation - weighs more than a tonne and is intended to remain in situ until May 2016.
Caroline Stanford from the Landmark Trust said: ‘We are very sad this sculpture has been toppled, however it was erected by specialist engineers who are working hard to provide a technical solution to re-erect and protect it, and to get it re-installed as soon as possible.
"All five works are absolutely intended to have a relationship with the landscape and the elements, and that has certainly been the case at this exposed stretch on Kimmeridge Bay.
"This particular location is a hugely challenging site on a boulder-strewn beach that regularly experiences extreme weather conditions. It’s is only possible to work at low tide, but we are doing everything we can to get the figure safely back in position."
Antony Gormley said: ‘The core of this project was to expose the works to the elements and that is exactly what has happened. I am thrilled that the work has remained intact and attached to its base while fully indicating the power of last week's storm. I want the work to have a dynamic relationship with the forces of nature; it has and will again.’
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