Manchester Art Gallery Filter

On Tuesday 27 January, Antony Gormley - one of the UK's leading contemporary artists - was at Manchester Art Gallery to launch the latest addition to our contemporary art collection.

We're delighted to have been able to purchase a sculpture by the artist. Filter was created by Gormley in 2002. It's a hanging figure made of flat mild steel rings welded together. The sculpture is hollow and holes in the rings allow you to glimpse inside the body, which contains a suspended heart.

During his visit, Gormley said "The work hangs in space as if in orbit, open to light and the elements, it is a meditation on the relationship between the core of the body and space at large".

It's now hanging over the stairs leading to the second floor of the gallery's modern extension. Make sure you take a look, next time you visit.