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Thu 08 Aug 2007Gormley plans 48m sculpture for Dublin docklandsSculptor Antony Gormley has released the first images of his proposal for a public artwork in Dublin's docklands. He plans to create a 48-metre high metal figure on the river Liffey.Commissioned by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, the figure will be constructed from an open latticework of steel, coated with bitumen.