Time Horizon is a large-scale installation by Antony Gormley and a book published in the same name. It comprises a hundred life-size figures, installed at a single datum level across the grounds of Houghton Hall in Norfolk. The figures’ positioning responds to the land’s topography: some are made visible by their head, others are buried to their knees, and a few stand in full on the ground’s surface. Our typographic motif for the cover references the positioning of the sculptures cutting through this horizontal plane.
The publication’s design responds to Houghton Hall’s rich history and the various interventions made by its owners over time. A revival of a quintessential seventeenth-century serif typeface is used throughout, whilst the paper colours are drawn from Britain's first geological map and the site's geological foundations.
Intended as both a record of the installation and an intimate reflection on its relationship to time and place, the publication weaves together installation photography with a newly commissioned text by writer Daisy Hildyard. A traditional approach to typesetting and image placement creates a rhythmic layout throughout the book, inviting the reader to find new ways to look at, and think about, Gormley’s installation and the history of Houghton Hall.
Install photography: Theo Christelis
Book photography: Ed Park
