Controversial sculptural exhibit of 100 cast iron statues divides residents

Описание: (10 Nov 2006)
Crosby Beach, north of Liverpool - recent
1. Wide Crosby Beach
2. Statue in water swamped by waves
3. Statue in water up to its torso
4. Wide statue on beach with tide out
5. Close up statue's head and torso
London - recent
6. Set up Antony Gormley, creator of the statues
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Antony Gormley, Artist
"Context is half of the work. I would never argue for the intrinsic value of these body forms, they are simply cloned, mechanically, industrially produced copies of the human body. It is how they are displayed and where they are displayed that makes them what they are."
Crosby Beach, north of Liverpool - recent
8. Statue with ships in background
9. Wide statue on beach
10. Wide people walking on beach
11. UPSOUND (English) Barbara Allmand, Campaigner
"�.would you like to sign our petition please, do you know we've been given a reprieve?"
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Local resident
" I think they are remarkable, amazing, a wonderful feature�.a great asset to the area, to the famous old city of Liverpool as well, a wonderful feature in the forthcoming events coming up to the Capital of Culture." (Liverpool will be a European Capital of Culture in 2008)
13. Wide fisherman casting off
14. Close up fisherman with rod
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Myerscough, local resident
"I happen to be a member of the local sailing club and when we sail we do come in shore here. So consequently we cannot come in shore now because there are exclusion zone posts right along the front. There's four of them."
16. Wide children throwing stones at statue
17. Wide people on beach taking pictures of statue
London - recent
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Antony Gormley, Artist
"This is quite an interesting first case of art claiming a beach for imagination rather than for recreation in a conventional way. And I would love them to stay and I mean I am not going to go against the democratic process in order to force them stay but what has been incredibly encouraging to me is how much these works have meant to people."
Crosby Beach, north of Liverpool - recent
19. Set up Jack Colbert, Planning Committee Member, Sefton Council
20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jack Colbert, Planning Committee Member, Sefton Council
"I am not against art, I'm not a fuddy-duddy (old fashioned) but what we've got to do is get a good balance. And I love them but we've got to put them in another place. And that's what they're called 'Another Place'. They've been in several places. Let somebody have the opportunity around the world, or in the area, to have them. At the moment we believe that they are a danger to our shore."
21. Pan from sky to close up of statue head
22. Wide of statue and sky
London - recent
23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Antony Gormley, Artist
"People haven't used the shore line for permanent installations of art in quite this way so this is a test, this is a test case but I don't' think there is any logical reason why it shouldn't find a permanent home. If it isn't Crosby, somewhere else."
Crosby Beach, north of Liverpool - recent
24. Tilt from feet to head of statue
25. Wide statues on beach
LEAD IN:
Crosby Beach, north of Liverpool, England is the location of a controversial sculptural exhibit of 100 cast iron statues, scattered across the sands.
Now the local council is under pressure from water users to have the statues removed.
STORYLINE:
The local council is under pressure from various groups to remove the statues.

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