The Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale is one of the largest art festivals in the world. As part of the 2024 edition, the Triennale has commissioned a new sculpture titled 

 (2024). Here, a body quietly clasps a naturally formed stone and conforms to its shape. The work holds a trace of the artist’s body on its surface; a single continuous line on the cusp between drawing and the promise of form.

Sited within the former Koryu shrine in Nakajao, Tokamachi, Gormley’s 

is returned to the elements, placed among trees, wild plants and stone. It asks us to reflect on the dependency between humankind and the earth, and our roles as co-inhabitors and creators of this planet.

This is the second work by Antony Gormley commissioned by the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale; 

, 2024, andesite stone, 59 × 107 × 55 cm. Commissioned by Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2024. Photographs by Hashimoto Takao.