STATUES TAKE A BIRDS EYE VIEW OVER LONDON
British artist Antony Gormley peers through 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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