Gormley's living art more gormless than inspirational

With Anthony's Gormley's 'Living Monument' up and running, I was expecting to be wowed and amazed by the imaginative displays put on by the people taking part. However, when I clicked through to the live web feed of the plinth, I was disappointed to see a girl sitting doing absolutely nothing looking rather bored and a little bit cold. The only slight bit of entertainment came when she unwittingly revealed her underpants which made her cheeks go slightly pink.

To be fair some of the 'living statues' are going to quite a lot of effort. The previous person had dressed up as a fish, had obviously spent a long time thinking up his protests and was very passionate about revealing the real origins of prawns in Spanish paellas.

If I were to go up there, it would either be with a humongous chocolate cake which I would spend my time devouring with a teaspoon, or I would go with a huge sack of penny sweets to spray at the crowds and ensure my popularity with. However, as a bit of a shrinking violet, instead I will just continue to hypercritically mock other people who have more guts and bravery than me to embrace their hour of glory.

What would you do in your golden hour?

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# posted by Fuse @ 6:53 AM