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| Antony Gormley's Fourth Plinth art project is set to begin in London's Trafalgar Square later. | Antony Gormley's Fourth Plinth art project is set to begin in London's Trafalgar Square later. |
| The One and Other project will see a different person standing on the plinth every hour for 24 hours a day over the next 100 days. | The One and Other project will see a different person standing on the plinth every hour for 24 hours a day over the next 100 days. |
| Housewife Rachel Wardell, 35, will take her place as the first "living statue" when the event kicks off at 0900 BST. | Housewife Rachel Wardell, 35, will take her place as the first "living statue" when the event kicks off at 0900 BST. |
| More than 14,500 people from across Britain have so far applied to take part in the event. | More than 14,500 people from across Britain have so far applied to take part in the event. |
| Ms Wardell will be followed at 1000 BST by Jason Clark, a 41-year-old nurse from Brighton. | |
| Other people to take to the plinth on the first day include Jill Gatcum, 51, a consultant from London, Suren Seneviratne, a 22-year-old Sri Lankan student and artist, and Ishvinder Singh Matharu, a 31-year-old optometrist from Chigwell in Essex. | Other people to take to the plinth on the first day include Jill Gatcum, 51, a consultant from London, Suren Seneviratne, a 22-year-old Sri Lankan student and artist, and Ishvinder Singh Matharu, a 31-year-old optometrist from Chigwell in Essex. |
| Heather Pringle will be celebrating her 20th birthday on the plinth | Heather Pringle will be celebrating her 20th birthday on the plinth |
| The oldest among July's 615 participants is pensioner Gwynneth Pedler, 83, from Oxford, who plans to signal with semaphore flags. | The oldest among July's 615 participants is pensioner Gwynneth Pedler, 83, from Oxford, who plans to signal with semaphore flags. |
| While Heather Pringle, a student from Hexham, will celebrate her 20th birthday on the plinth. | While Heather Pringle, a student from Hexham, will celebrate her 20th birthday on the plinth. |
| Living statues for following months will be announced later, with 2,400 people taking part up to 14 October. | Living statues for following months will be announced later, with 2,400 people taking part up to 14 October. |
| Participants are chosen at random by a computer and can do anything they want on the plinth as long as it is legal. | Participants are chosen at random by a computer and can do anything they want on the plinth as long as it is legal. |
| Applications will be accepted until 1 September when the last group of people are chosen. | Applications will be accepted until 1 September when the last group of people are chosen. |