HOST is a piece that Gormley initial created in 1991, in a disused US jail in Charleston, using mud and seawater from the harbour. At the 2019 exhibition in London, the piece was recreated by flooding one of the rooms in the Royal Academy with seawater, and adding clay from Buckinghamshire.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 29 May 2020
Posted as part of Weekend Reflection
Travel with Intent 
Sooo clever! Debbie, I am glad you got to see the flooded Brit version
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Yes, it was great. It would b interesting to see different versions of it.
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Can I go paddle!
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It’s an amazing piece, though I can image the building manager and maintenance people being less than happy.
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What an amazing piece of art. Great photos too Debbie 😀
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I’d love to have a space like that to make an artwork!
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What you can do with a bit of influence 🙂 🙂 Great photos!
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Clever…they must have spent a bit, flooding a room for effect without compromising the fabric of the building!
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Absolutely! Would have been great to see them fitting it out
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Quite!
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surprised they didn’t have a video of the process in another room, I would have been more fascinated by that than the final effect!
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Lovely tranquil mood
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