Made a net gain of one. It is about liz30am. Now on bbc news Hardtalk Stephen sackur talks to sculptor sir Antony Gormley. Welcome to a special edition of hardtalk from the workshop studio of britains best known, most successful sculptor, sir Antony Gormley. Now even if you dont know his name, you may well have seen his work, because his monumental pieces, put in prominent positions in outdoor spaces, have become some of the worlds most famous examples of public art. His inspiration is the human body, in fact, his own body. So what is his work telling us about his relationship with the world around him . Antony gormley, thank you so much for inviting us into your studio. I said studio, but it actually feels like a workshop, doesnt it . I think its a factory. Its a place where we make things. And things are being made and tested the whole time. Very nice to have you. Throughout your career, you have focused on the human form, the body, but not so much representative art, more trying to
Its time for hardtalk. Welcome to a special edition of hardtalk from the workshop studio of britains best known, most successful sculptor, sir Antony Gormley. Now, even if you dont know his name, you may well have seen his work, because his monumental pieces, put in prominent positions in outdoor spaces, have become some of the worlds most famous examples of public art. His inspiration is the human body, in fact, his own body. So what is his work telling us about his relationship with the world around him . Antony gormley, thank you so much for inviting us into your studio. I said studio, but it actually feels like a workshop, doesnt it . I think its a factory. Its a place where we make things. And things are being made and tested the whole time. Very nice to have you. Throughout your career, you have focused on the human form, the body, but not so much representative art, more trying to Say Something else about the body, try to explain that. For me, in the history, certainly, in weste
And then we can lift from there. Theyre right off the hinges, arent they . Yes, yes. Wow. Its just absolutely fantastic. So, thats what the outside wouldve looked like in, lets say, 1590, when it was new, more or less. It hasnt oxidized very much at all. Thats wonderful. I dont think ive seen one i dont remember one with the inside decorated like that. So, it mustve been a superior example of the time. What a wonderful find. So, lets put it down. Are we safe . Yeah, lets go. And its been stuffed into a wall, plastered over and, um, chipped away. Its a wonderful story. Its quite extraordinary. 1829. Yes. Glorious. And here it is. So, now its 400 just over 400. 420 years old. Have we got a value yet . Yes. Were not the value is not really of concern. It belongs to the family and were very fond of it. So, i dont think wed wed never let it go as long as we have a house large enough to put it in. Do you mind if i have a shot at the value all the same . No, no, no. £5,000. Right. Thank you
Nightingales fascinate professor David Rothenberg a musician and philosopher who has concerned himself with the relationship between humanity in one of the most of his professional life hes here in berlin because he likes to jam with nightingales of which there are many in the city at this time of year it join me in a minute but 1st lets hear a short clip from his documentary. The biggest thing is to not play this listen this in most of the time. The space to take in something youve never heard before. And this is the accompanying book to go with the Documentary Film used or just
a short clip of David Rothenberg is here with me in the studio so 1st of all i have to ask you david why didnt i say goes flock to this city theyre meant to flock to Buckley Square if people know the song but they they really do flocked above it in recent years berlin is full of nightingales and its the 2nd biggest city in europe its rather astonishing. And i think it has to do with the fact that theres a lot
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