Biker to become living monument

A motorcyclist hopes to sit astride her Harley-Davidson as she becomes a living monument on a plinth in London‘s Trafalgar Square.

Lynne Scotten is one of 2400 people chosen to occupy the square’s Fourth Plinth for one hour each in Antony Gormley’s 100-day art project.

She is waiting for a decision on whether she can take her supercharged 1550cc Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide Sport FXDX with her for her turn on August 31 from 5am to 6am.

Lynne, 50, from Northampton, says on her blog: “I want to use my hour on the Fourth Plinth to try to reflect my personality as a proud biker.”

She told MCN: “I don’t know yet if I can take a real bike up there but I hope to get a replica if I can’t.

“I’m waiting for the organisers to get back to me,” she added.

Find Lynne’s blog at: boraciclint.blogspot.com

Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth, sometimes referred to as the empty plinth, was built in 1841 for an equestrian statue which was never added due to a lack of funding. Since 1998 it has been used to display art.

Gormley’s project runs until October 14 with live streaming of the plinth at www.oneandother.co.uk

A second biker due to take the plinth next week says she is considering using her time to provide the public with a lesson entitled ‘Learn to ride a motorcycle in just one hour’.

Find her at: www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/motorcyclerachel