STATUES TAKE A BIRDS EYE VIEW OVER LONDON
British artist Antony Gormley exits his new installation 'Blind Light' staged by the Hayward Gallery in London on May 16, 2007. Oscillating ultrasonic humidifiers create a dense vapor reducing the visibility to two feet inside the eight by ten meter glass enclosure. The new show opens to the public on May 17. (UPI Photo/Hugo Philpott)
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