That wasn't clickbait... It actually is the nickname for this sculpture in Lelystad. The official name "Exposure" is far less exciting and I don't think many people would know the official name anyway.
Exposure is a work -unveiled in 2010- by Anthony Gormley. And I will just quote from the atlasobscura website, because it is just too good:
This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation, but it looks more like constipation.
Rumour has it that all the steel beams are crucial in this sculpture and removing only one would result in the collapse of the man. I don't know if I believe that, but the idea is nice.
I drove to Lelystad especially for this piece of art. I didn't know it existed until last week and when I discovered it online I knew that I had to go and check it out. The artist, Gormley, actually posed for this himself so that the proportions would be correct. You'd think that during that posing, he would already have discovered the ulterior interpretation of that pose... right?
Anyway, I drove to Lelystad and saw it in the distance. It just looked like it was standing in the middle of the water, but it is standing on a small strip of land surrounded by water.
For the deeper meaning of it all, you have to realise that Lelystad is situated almost 3 meters below sea-level. The sculpture is about 25 meters tall. So if the major dykes in Holland would now break, the waves would wash his ass clean, but only that. Lelystad was built on reclaimed land and the whole province is man-made. This was a huge inspiration for Gormley and he decided on the creation of a man out of nowhere. It is looking in the direction of the water, maybe overthinking how he got there. Or that other thing...
The threat of Global Warming makes this sculpture and the whole story even more interesting. Would you have guessed that they have no intention to move or raise this sculpture in case sea-levels will rise?
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 | Exposure (2010), Lelystad |
Too funny! Almost makes you want to see the sea level rise, just so he can freshen up...
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Yes, I just thought the same thing. Just didn't know how to word it so that it wouldn't sound so weird ;)
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Everything about that shitting man is weird... But for some reason, I like it, haha!
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I walked between his legs and was a bit nervous.... for no reason. The only shit that could hit you is that of a sea-gull ;)
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Hahaha! Ok, I want to see you enter that one for a @photogames #fixitfriday. Wait, nevermind, no I don't...
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interesting that no one tried to cut one of the steel beams just to check if it is true :)
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You just don't want to be crushed by the other beams, I guess ;)
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I call it 'The thinker' @r00sj3 (Sorry Rodin!)
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