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| Search begins for living statues | Search begins for living statues |
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| The search has begun for members of the public to become living works of art on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. | The search has begun for members of the public to become living works of art on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. |
| More than 2,400 people will stand on the central London plinth for one hour each, over 100 days from 6 July. | |
| Artist Antony Gormley, who created the Angel of the North, said he hoped the whole of the UK would be represented in the work, entitled The One and Other. | Artist Antony Gormley, who created the Angel of the North, said he hoped the whole of the UK would be represented in the work, entitled The One and Other. |
| Volunteers can register via website www.oneandother.co.uk from 1700 BST, with participants selected at random. | Volunteers can register via website www.oneandother.co.uk from 1700 BST, with participants selected at random. |
| They will be free to do whatever they like on the plinth, as long as it is legal, and Mr Gormley said he expected some people to behave quite outrageously. | They will be free to do whatever they like on the plinth, as long as it is legal, and Mr Gormley said he expected some people to behave quite outrageously. |
| The different regions of the UK will be represented proportionally, including 304 participants from London. | The different regions of the UK will be represented proportionally, including 304 participants from London. |
| 'Alone in public' | 'Alone in public' |
| Mr Gormley said the work was "about putting the living body in place of a statue and learning how people feel being that alone in such a public place". | Mr Gormley said the work was "about putting the living body in place of a statue and learning how people feel being that alone in such a public place". |
| Events on the plinth will also be streamed live on the internet. | Events on the plinth will also be streamed live on the internet. |
| The artist added: "This is the real beginning of the project when it starts to get exciting. I hope that everyone will apply." | The artist added: "This is the real beginning of the project when it starts to get exciting. I hope that everyone will apply." |
| London Mayor Boris Johnson also urged people to sign up. | London Mayor Boris Johnson also urged people to sign up. |
| "The One and Other is an opportunity to turn yourself into a work of art and create something unprecedented and inimitable in this wonderful city of ours," he said. | "The One and Other is an opportunity to turn yourself into a work of art and create something unprecedented and inimitable in this wonderful city of ours," he said. |
| Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth has been reserved for work by contemporary artists and has previously displayed art by Thomas Schutte and Marc Quinn. | Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth has been reserved for work by contemporary artists and has previously displayed art by Thomas Schutte and Marc Quinn. |