Comments on: I have a place on the Fourth Plinth!

By: Organic Gardening Tips

Organic Gardening Tips — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:07:10 +0000

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By: Debty

Debty — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:18:41 +0000

Ahaan… I will follow.

By: steve

steve — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:27:50 +0000

have you changed your mind ?…..these past few days have thrown up some points about communication…
was thinking “how would you make the loudest noise on plinth?”
and for the 4am slot how about someone playing the dawn chorus ……?
projecting soft balls with streamers using some sort of safe catapult would be fun ……maybe hit Nelson….
and will someone dress as angel of the south in pink costume which takes its form from Anthony G’S steel artwork?
this would look good with an array of figures scaled to the A of the South size so they were “human figures ” and took from Gormlys “field of dreams” spread

By: steve

steve — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:32:27 +0000

ok heres a theme…….I like the idea of incorporating the title “One & Other” into an art event …….ready?
was thinking how cherry picker comes into view…….and on it would be maybe two guys to help and three boxes……all same size (1.8m ht x say 650/700 mm sq) could be shelving angle construction and some plasticised panelling so light weight ……each are same weight(wt of human ) and YOU are inside one.
they unload them onto plinth…….and each one has printed on it ……ONE…..&……OTHER (so first box has just ONE on all four faces and so on)there’s a seat inside for you to sit )…….so the suspense is……what will happen and where are you ……there are no clues……are you there?
(this began cos thinking if Houdini was on plinth he would pull a stunt and vanish ..)
after one hour they come and take boxes off……bet it would make the world ponder……..ah you say “but is it ART?”
……Im working on next idea….how to erect a web cam at height of nelsons column while on plinth…..got an idea for it …….bye

By: steve

steve — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:16:48 +0000

Im miles away in south africa so didnt enter but as ideas come you will get unfettered access…..gratis
not too impressed with plinthers do far……..
lets hope you have a dry hour!
…..bye 4 now

By: catnip

catnip — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:45:00 +0000

@steve cool ideas, have you entered yourself? box idea sounds cool, but too much like hard work, and I’d prob knock them off, or they’d blow off knowing my luck! love the torch idea, but it will be light at 6am, also not many people around at that time!

@Pete brill idea, and maybe I can yell at the people watching to “do something” and “entertain me” :)

By: Pete Ashton

Pete Ashton — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:33:47 +0000

Been watching the stream a bit and a thought has emerged.

Get a video-capable phone (N95 or something) and live-stream
the view from the plinth over Bambuser / Qik / etc. This would be neat as it turns the tables on the cameras, probably breaks SkyArts’ exclusivity deal and, more importantly, gives you the audio platform to talk about and promote whatever you want.

You could do it with a laptop and dongle but a phone would be more subtle and a nice digital empowerment statement – “I can do what Artichoke / SkyArts are doing from my phone.”

By: steve

steve — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:13:53 +0000

two themes to explore……
and no pigeons involved!
first linking space + time …….take up flat pack boxes numbered 1 to 30 on one side and 30 to 60 on other side….
then each minute make up a box and create a wall around plinth to fit say each box is 1.2 m high then at 30 turn them to reveal 31 to 60 and begin dismantling wall till you are left with original pile of flat packs….and go
second this would be good at night……have a high beam torch (could use sound cues in daylight) and sixty collaborators in square……when picked out they reveal a shirt like sports with number back and front…..you could then direct them to a spot ……say eventually they are all surrounding a fountain or lined up somewhere…….it would be as if you were conducting a choir of movement….
oh and last today……hold up a list of places that are a set distance from the plinth…….2400 miles away perhaps ??
enough

By: Andy Mabbett

Andy Mabbett — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:15:15 +0000

Beware agalmatophiliacs!

By: catnip

catnip — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:17:26 +0000

Thanks Steve, good idea, but I think the pigeons have been banned :(