Antony Gormley: 6 Times
 (landmark sculptural project in Edinburgh)
photo by Török Viktória

My first real life experience meeting an artist was in 2010 visiting Antony Gormley’s studio in London. We had to meet at the Kings Cross tube station and walk about 20 minutes to get there. I was always bad with maps and finding the right exit at Kings Cross was a bit of a challenge. They sent us a picture of it but still - it was a long way to get in to the right place. I tried to remember the way to the studio but as we had a chat with the group I hardly could look – all I remember it looked like an industrial area in the middle of London. After 20 minutes we arrived in front of a big metal sliding gate. The studio was behind – I did not know what to expect. It was a super high-tech massive space all concrete and metal. We had to wait for him in the kitchen that was enough for at least 15 people. There was a big table in the middle with chairs, all super modern. The wall was full of pictures, plans of the Horizon Fields in Austria and exhibition invitations. All excited about looking at his personal stuff. He came from his drawing studio and after offering some tea and coffee had a seat by the table with us and talked about his new book that was due end of the year. The book (One and Other) was about his 2009 Fourth Plinth project at the Trafalgar Square. At some point he stood up and stretched his arms to explain something then I realised how tall he is. For his sculptures he uses his own body shape and sometimes the process to have his own cast is very painful. One of his assistants told us that sometimes she just walks along the studio and all she can hear is Mr Gormley screaming – this is the time when they remove the cast from him. We had a real tour in the studio, had a peak in all the different rooms and in the main space too that had a couple of sculptures hanging from the ceiling. We never wanted to leave his place.