Another Place – Wandering Cows

Razor clams

November 20, 2015December 18, 2015Posted in ukTagged Another Place, Antony Gormley, beach, Crosby beach, Liverpool, Photography, razor clams, sculpture, sea9 Comments

We saw these lovely pearly razor clams on Crosby Beach among the water pools and the Gormley “Another Place” sculptures. I didn’t disturb them, but they all seemed to be only shell and empty, without the living creature.

~ Spotted Cow

Liverpool. Sculptures on the beach

November 6, 2015December 1, 2015Posted in ukTagged Another Place, Antony Gormley, art, beach, Crosby beach, Liverpool, Photography, sculpture, sea, Travel4 Comments

Antony Gormley’s sculptures on Crosby Beach are the main reason I wanted to go to Liverpool. “Another Place” is 100 life-sized cast iron figures looking out to sea. Some are on the beach and some submerged in the ocean, spanning 3km of the coast.

We turned up on a cool, sunny morning. The scene was peaceful. I reckon that on a dark and cloudy day, it would feel quite eerie. As it was, the motionless figures on the sand were a little bit spooky. The ones in the water looked like men wading out to drown.

Nevertheless, Crosby beach feels very local and the silent figures mingle with the township, their children and their pets. I’d love to go back for summer twilight.

~ Spotted Cow