Adam Ant sang that and, well, he ought to have known. That said, I don't quite believe him, so I won't be putting my name forward to be one of the thousands of people occupying the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of Anthony Gormley's installation. Nonetheless, the thought of the plinth being occupied by a succession of knitters is quite appealing.
If you've missed all the hoo-hah, basically artist Anthony Gormley has been chosen to exhibit on the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square, which nowadays is one of the country's most important modern art showcases. Gormley's idea is to have members of the public up there for one hour each, as a snapshot of modern Britain. It's a great idea, and I hope it gets all sorts of people up there: old, young, fat, thin, disabled, all colours, all faiths – in short, a bit of every group. Even the ones I'm not especially fond of (certain political parties...), because, agree with them or not, they too are part of our society.
It'd be fantastic to see a knitter or two on the plinth, especially if that knitter was making something really beautiful that would make the people who looked at him or her think again about knitting, or take a new look at our fantastic regional wools. If you volunteer for the plinth and take your knitting with you, we'd love to hear about your experiences!
Tuesday June 24, 2008 
