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[Mike Betts]

We have objected to the Council re the proposal to place 4 statues of Antony Gormley at sites in the Water of Leith. These statues of a naked man bear no relevance to the river, which is a pleasant environmental corridor stretching through the heart of the built-up city. We can see no purpose except to shock. Were the man to be fishing (clothed!) or perhaps doing something connected with the milling activities of old, there might be some rationale, but 4 naked images would be totally out of place. They would have no relevance, would rust, and would serve only to collect debris.
We love the sculpture of the otter at Dean Bridge, whilst the swan at St Bernard’s Well, though perhaps not in the right place, was at least relevant to the river. We fear however that 4 nude statues will just encourage vandalism and perhaps nude bathing by drunks.
We would have no objection were the Gallery of Modern Art to place these statues in their own, adequately extensive, grounds but we urge you most emphatically to stop them being placed in this beautiful waterway.