urban75 rocking around the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square
Instant techno party in central London!
(Photos ©urban75, 2am Friday 4th September 2009)
One & Other is a live artwork by sculptor Antony Gormley, giving 2,400 participants the chance to spend an hour alone on the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square for 100 days and nights.
Urban75 regular Mation bagged herself a slot at the ungodly time of 2am to 3am on a chilly Friday morning, and a big turn out of Urbanites were in attendance to join in the party. And what a party it was!
![urban75 rocking around the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square, central London, 2am Friday 4th September 2009](/web/20170703115604im_/http://www.urban75.org/london/images/traf-square-plinth-01.jpg) Cards and beer before the big moment!
![urban75 rocking around the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square, central London, 2am Friday 4th September 2009](/web/20170703115604im_/http://www.urban75.org/london/images/traf-square-plinth-02.jpg) Deserted Trafalgar Square at 1.30am. We'll soon get the place rocking!
![urban75 rocking around the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square, central London, 2am Friday 4th September 2009](/web/20170703115604im_/http://www.urban75.org/london/images/traf-square-plinth-03.jpg) The star of the show on the forklift, ready for hoisting on to the plinth.
![urban75 rocking around the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square, central London, 2am Friday 4th September 2009](/web/20170703115604im_/http://www.urban75.org/london/images/traf-square-plinth-04.jpg) Let the techno begin!
![urban75 rocking around the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square, central London, 2am Friday 4th September 2009](/web/20170703115604im_/http://www.urban75.org/london/images/traf-square-plinth-05.jpg) Through some cunning technological wizardry, the music being played on the plinth was piped through this mobile sound system, getting the square resonating to techno.
The security guard jobsworths kicked off, so the sound system was moved out of their jurisdiction to the north of the plinth.
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![urban75 rocking around the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square, central London, 2am Friday 4th September 2009](/web/20170703115604im_/http://www.urban75.org/london/images/traf-square-plinth-07.jpg) Dancing in the moonlight. Go gal!
![urban75 rocking around the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square, central London, 2am Friday 4th September 2009](/web/20170703115604im_/http://www.urban75.org/london/images/traf-square-plinth-06.jpg) Mation gives it some on the plinth.
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![urban75 rocking around the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square, central London, 2am Friday 4th September 2009](/web/20170703115604im_/http://www.urban75.org/london/images/traf-square-plinth-12.jpg) Party time!
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![urban75 rocking around the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square, central London, 2am Friday 4th September 2009](/web/20170703115604im_/http://www.urban75.org/london/images/traf-square-plinth-18.jpg) It felt like a proper old school rave, bringing back a little bit of the flavour of the fabulous Reclaim the Streets event in 1997.
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![urban75 rocking around the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square, central London, 2am Friday 4th September 2009](/web/20170703115604im_/http://www.urban75.org/london/images/traf-square-plinth-20.jpg) Quite a few boozed-up folks passing by joined in the fun, and I suspect one or two may have been - dare I say it - 'on one.' :)
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![urban75 rocking around the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square, central London, 2am Friday 4th September 2009](/web/20170703115604im_/http://www.urban75.org/london/images/traf-square-plinth-30.jpg) Rapturous applause for the star of the show - Mation - who spent the entire hour on the plinth giving it some!
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