The Fourth Plinth
Today I've participated in a very interesting seminar on Public Art orginized by British Council and Garanti Platform. The Fourth Plinth Project presented by Julie Lomax [ Head of Visual Arts Organisation, Arts Council England, London] and Teresa Gleadowe [independent writer, editor and curator, London] was really exciting.
The Fourth Plinth was an empty plinth in the Trafalgar Square which has not been realized for a long time. It has recently been transformed into a public art project.
The Fourth Plinth was an empty plinth in the Trafalgar Square which has not been realized for a long time. It has recently been transformed into a public art project.
Mark Wallinger's Ecce Homo is one of the commisions that refunctionalized the plinth as a pedestal. The sculpture which represents Jesus is situated not in the middle of the pedestal but on the edge. Therefore it seems like the figure is watching over the crowd. He looks concerned. You can't see here but his hands are tied at the back. Absolutely stunning!
Mark Wallinder, Ecce Homo, 1999.
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