Lancaster based-artist Rachel Baynton will join 2400 people taking their place this year on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of Angel of the North creator Antony Gormley’s One & Other project which sees a different person on the plinth every hour, 24 hours a day for 100 days.
On Saturday 25th July between 5-6.00pm Rachel will be standing on the plinth and wants to know what you would say if you were up there. She intends to launch paper aeroplanes from the top of the plinth, with your messages written on them, to the world below. The messages will also be available to view and respond to at Proto-type Theater’s website on their plinthmail blog, www.proto-type.org/plinthmail.
“Antony Gormley described the One & Other project as being about the democratisation of art, that anyone could have an equal opportunity to take part and have an hour to present or communicate whatever they chose” explains Rachel, who is also part of local theatre group Proto-type. “I was lucky enough to receive one of those spots but not everyone can be.
“I’d really like to try and give a voice to those with something they want to say on the plinth but haven’t been given the chance to. If I shout then I’m not sure I’ll be heard over the noise in Trafalgar square so paper aeroplanes seemed a good way of sending a message.”
So, do you have something to say? Is there something that you’re passionate about that you’d like to draw attention to? Do you need to announce, explain, apologise, shout from the roof tops? If so then email Rachel at plinthmail@proto-type.org and she’ll pass the message on.
• Rachel will be launching your messages on Saturday July 25th, 5-6pm. You can watch Rachel launch them, and all the 4th Plinth ‘performances’ live via http://www.oneandother.co.uk. (Note this is a live webstream that may contain offensive content).
• Send your messages to plinthmail@proto-type.org
Find your messages at www.proto-type.org/plinthmail . Please include your name and location and keep your messages to approx. 50 words, thankyou!