Inside Australia

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Inside Australia is a large-scale outdoor sculpture installation by British artist Antony Gormley, featuring ghostly human figures spread across the remote salt flats of Lake Ballard in Western Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf land art installation
outdoor sculpture installation
access publicly accessible
artistNationality British
artMovement contemporary art
associatedWith Perth arts scene
Western Australian cultural identity
commissionedBy Perth International Arts Festival NERFINISHED
commissionedForEvent 50th anniversary of Perth International Arts Festival
country Australia
creator Antony Gormley NERFINISHED
Sir Antony Gormley NERFINISHED
genre contemporary sculpture
environmental art
public art
hasPart ghostly human figure sculptures
slender human silhouettes
hasType large-scale sculpture
site-specific installation
inception 2003
installationSite remote island-like rises within Lake Ballard
location Goldfields-Esperance region NERFINISHED
Lake Ballard NERFINISHED
Western Australia NERFINISHED
mainSubject body and landscape relationship
human figure
materialUsed cast metal
stainless steel alloy
notableFeature figures anchored directly into lake surface
figures dispersed over several square kilometres
isolated remote desert setting
long walking distances between sculptures
openAir yes
permanentCollection Western Australia NERFINISHED
region outback Australia NERFINISHED
setInEnvironment dry lake bed
salt flats
subjectOf art criticism
tourism promotion materials
theme human imprint on landscape
isolation
presence and absence
touristAttraction yes

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Antony Gormley notableWork Inside Australia