One and another exhibit

In the middle of London stands Trafalgar Square, commemorating the victory of the English over the French (as usual). The one-eyed Admiral Nelson (who's famous last words were "Kiss me Hardy") sits on a column in the middle of the square, and is surrounded by four plinths. On three of these sit statues (George IV, Henry Havelock, and William Behnes). But the fourth remains empty.

This year, for 100 days, the sculptor Antony Gormley has installed an exhibit on the fourth plinth. But this is an exhibit with a difference. Ordinary citizens were asked to apply for one hour of time on the plinth. They can literally do anything allowed by law as an artistic exhibit. They can be static or moving. But they have to get up there, do their thing, and get down again (with any props they need) in an hour.

The performance started today, and will end on October 14. It will run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until then. You can tune in to a live webcast at http://www.oneandother.co.uk/.

Now I have a headache.

Just been looking at this picture:



How many colors? THREE! Pink, Orange and Green. No, there is no blue in the image. Anyone with Photoshop can sample this image and check it out themselves. The 'blue' spiral is actually the same green as in the other spiral. But the interlaced purple fools your brain into thinking the spiral is blue. Scary isn't it? No wonder they don't trust eye-witnesses in trials!