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On Saturday September 11th, 2010, Justin Hansen will start kayaking 240 miles from Manchester to London to help raise a minimum of £20,000 for research into Tissue Engineering at St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow.

Justin has a stoma, is on TPN, and will be connected to his intravenous nutrition at all times during this 20 day trip. For full details of this event, Justin's condition and the important research work carried out at St. Mark's Hospital, visit the website: www.gutlesskayaking.com. You can show your support for Justin by donating to this event via www.justgiving.com/justinhansen.

Punk the Plinth - support Guy's campaign to get 'Post Punk' on to the fourth plinth.

For more information about Guy's other work go to his main website.

Hey Joe

Almost complete, this piece is examined by James Caan from the Dragons' Den.

In my research on the Jimi Hendrix sculpture, I became aware of the reaction against the Vietnam war in the 1960's, and how this spawned the flower power ideology.

I have used the powerful imagery of war films such as ' Apocalypse Now' with the symbols of the peace movement in order to juxtapose the position of the cultural factions of the era. This is also symbolised in the fragmentation of the work.

The Jimi Hendrix image is both poet and politician rising out of the ashes.