took the body as its point of departure, inviting visitors to embark on a journey through different kinds of space. It explored the ways in which we orient ourselves spatially, how we react when disoriented, and how we relate to architecture and the built environment. The exhibition included a series of new installations, alongside a selection of previous work, and extended beyond the gallery walls with 

 (2007), 31 figures placed on rooftops and public walkways in central London.

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, 2007, corten steel, 600 × 950 × 650 cm. Photograph by Stephen White, London.

, 2000, cast iron, 204 × 54 × 25 cm and 

, 2007, fluorescent light, water, ultrasonic humidifiers, toughened low iron glass and aluminium, 320 × 978.5 × 856.5 cm. Photograph by Stephen White, London.

, 1983-84 (foreground), lead, fibreglass, plaster, and air, 37 × 54 × 202.5 cm and 

, 2007 (background), fluorescent light, water, ultrasonic humidifiers, toughened low iron glass and aluminium, 320 × 978.5 × 856.5 cm.

, 1995, cast iron, 60 life-size elements; variable sizes. Photograph by Stephen White, London.

, 1995 (foreground), cast iron, 60 life-size elements; variable sizes and 

, 1996 (background), reinforced concrete, 300 life-size elements derived from the dimensions of local inhabitants of Malmö aged 1.5 - 80 years.

, 1996, reinforced concrete, 300 life-size elements derived from the dimensions of local inhabitants of Malmö aged 1.5 - 80 years. Photograph by Stephen White, London.

, 1987-88, lead and alabaster, 92 × 40 × 40 cm.


, 2007, cast iron, 154 × 133 × 187 cm (8 elements). Photograph by Stephen White, London.

, 2007, 19.1 × 19.1 mm aluminium square tube, plywood and plexiglass, 322.5 × 605.7 × 605.7 cm. Photograph by Stephen White, London.

, 1981 (foreground), rubber, 0.6 × 122 × 134 cm and 

(background), bread and wax, 285.5 × 230 × 1.6 cm. Photograph by Stephen White, London.

Seeds III, 1990 (foreground), lead, unit size: 3.5 × 1.1 cm diameter and 

, 2001 (background), mild steel tubes 12 mm (o/d), 5.5 mm (i/d) and mild steel rod 5 mm various lengths, bodyform: 190 × 48 × 35 cm. Fully extended work: 271 × 242 × 229 cm.

Installation view. Photograph by Stephen White, London.

, 2007, 27 fibreglass and 4 cast iron figures, each element 189 × 53 × 29 cm. Photograph taken by Richard Bryant. 


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