A note about timing

I think I saw somewhere, most likely on SkyArt's site, a clip with Gormley himself ascending in the night to mount the plinth. He comments that it is quite intimate up there since you can't see much of anything through the intense lights. I think I'd prefer to be up there in the night. Dawn would be remarkable while splitting hte distance between day and night. But short of that, night would be preferable because the city changes at night. And there you are, safely tucked away in plain site to do as you please. I think the hecklers and passerbys would be more interesting at night too.

Lucky those plinthers working the night shift!