Context (Analysis)
Anamorphic Man is a progression of giant leap in which a wire figure is dissected, stretched out and suspended to give the impression of dynamic movement. With Anamorphic Man the figure is obscured and distorted still further by extreme changes of scale and the further dislocation of the separated parts of the body the viewer is presented with a disjointed and incoherent structure and must interact with the sculpture to unlock its visual code to make it complete. It is only when the sculpture is viewed from the correct point on the gallery level that the three-dimensional anamorphic projection allows the disparate parts to be viewed and the body becomes visible.
Event Date 2009
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Anamorphic Man', by Jim Bond, 2009. A five metre suspended aluminium and stainless steel sculpture which creates a three dimensional optical illusion. A wire figure is pulled apart, stretched out and suspended giving the impression of dynamic movement. Extreme changes of scale obscure and distorted it further. The parts of the body are dislocated and separate. These apparently abstract fragments converge into a human figure from only one vantage point. The realisation of the body's form is thus dependent on the viewer's perspective.
Event Date 2009
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Context (Display)
Exhibited at MAA in 'Assembling Bodies: Art, Science & Imagination, Andrews Gallery, MAA, 10 March 2009 – 6 November 2010
Event Date 6/1/2017
Author: Remke Velden

Context (Acquisition Details)
Anamorphic Man was commissioned from the artist, Jim Bond, for the Assembling Bodies exhibition, with funding from the Arts Council East
Event Date 22/9/2023
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Metal sculpture 'Anamorphic Man' by Jim Bond, 2009 constructed from 24 pieces:
Nos. 1-4-: short end lengths of the 'box' with L-shaped supports at either end.
Nos 5-8: right-angled supports for the long sides of the box.
Nos. 9-24: The sculpture of the body. The individual numbers are marked with masking tape to aid re-assembly
A short length of the 'box' with L-shaped supports at either end.
Event Date 23/9/2023
Author: Rachel Hand