I spy a 'Naked Man': Antony Gormley's nude sculptures atop buildings intrigue Hong Kong

Residents can finally catch a glimpse of the highly anticipated public art project called Event Horizon by Antony Gormley after over a year's delay as the first of 31 sculptures were mounted on some of the city's most iconic buildings.

Five life-size "Naked Man" sculptures were mounted on the rooftops of City Hall lower block, Hip Shing Hong Centre, New World Tower II, St. George's Building and the Queensway Government Offices.

The sculptures installed yesterday were made of fibreglass, each weighing 30kg.

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Seen from afar, the sculpture depicting the image of a naked man standing on the edge of a rooftop could be mistaken for a suicidal individual, which was why the public art project was put on hold for more than a year.

Last year, Hongkong Land reportedly withdrew sponsorship after J.P. Morgan objected after one of the US investment bank's Hong Kong employees plunged to his death from a Hongkong Land building in Central.

But the privately funded public art project brought by the British Council finally landed in Hong Kong, courtesy of an unspecified amount of private sector sponsorship.

The project consists of 31 sculptures, 27 made of fibreglass, to be mounted on rooftops, and four, made of cast iron and each weighing 630kg, to be set up at ground level.