the first view on the installation if you enter the Deichtorhallen
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Antony Gormley
Horizon Field Hamburg
in den Deichtorhallen

"This entire project could be seen as the translation of a vast painting into a literal sounding board for the spirit and consciousness of the viewer. There is no subject of this work other than the people who participate in and on it."
Antony Gormley

7.4 meters from the ground;
overall dimensions: 4890x2490x206 cm;
steel S355;
8 steel spiral strand cables;
cable length 6.98 meters;
16 spherical plain bearings;
3 mm stainless steel mesh safety net;
168 wood acoustic cells;
12 mm birch plywood floor;
screws and metal brackets;
3 layers of PU resin coating;
steel weight incl. cables: 39.4 tonnes;
wood weight: 22.9 tonnes;
PU resin coating weigth: 4.7 tonnes;
total weight: 67 tonnes;
5.3 seconds oscillation;
0.18 Hertz frequency

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