(1996). This exhibition marked the first time that Gormley presented multiple cast iron works, a departure from the lead bodycases which dominated many of the past exhibitions. These solid iron casts show the intimate body taken directly from a mould that was mediated only through a thin layer of clingfilm. In the sequence of four empty rooms, these bodies were exhibited horizontally in various extended positions, floating just above the floor - belying their weight.

Xavier Hufkens

, 1996, cast iron, 35.6 × 231 × 45.7 cm. Photograph by Francis Jacoby.

, 1996, cast iron, 40.6 × 193 × 162.5 cm. Photograph by Francis Jacoby.

, 1996, cast iron, 30.5 × 192 × 52 cm. Photograph by Francis Jacoby.

, 1996, cast iron, 63.5 × 66 × 66 cm. Photograph by Francis Jacoby.

, 1996, cast iron, 45.7 × 183 × 127 cm.Photograph by Francis Jacoby.

, 1996, cast iron, 193 × 35.5 × 49.5 cm. Photograph by Francis Jacoby.