Anamorphic Man
Jim Bond, 2009
Stainless steel and aluminium 5.4m x 2m x 2.5m
A wire figure is pulled apart, stretched out and suspended, giving the impression of dynamic movement. Extreme changes of scale obscure and distort it still further. The parts of the body are dislocated and separate.
The viewer is presented with a disjointed and incoherent structure and must interact with the sculpture to unlock its visual code and make it complete. Only when the sculpture is viewed from a single vantage point does the three-dimensional anamorphic projection allow the disparate parts to be viewed as a coherent whole. The body at last becomes visible.
