Waste Man

On the 30th September 2006 Antony Gormley’s Waste Man was burned to the ground in front of an audience of thousands in the seaside town of Margate. The resulting film, Exodus, a modern retelling of the biblical story by Penny Woolcock, was broadcast on Channel 4 in 2007. As part of a multi-discipline team Westgreen worked directly with the artist and film producer to create the sculptural finalé to the film. The five-storey high timber sculpture had to be structurally sound, safe and practical in construction but then ignite, burn and collapse in accordance with the artistic vision.