The other day, half a million plastic balls bounced down the Spanish Steps, one of Rome's most visited and historic public places. Many visitors, picture-takers and members of the media were caused to wonder 'what's up with all these balls?
What's up, in my perspective, is a reminder that the public places of the world truly do belong to us all -- and are subject to whatever beautiful, horrible and cracked-out things we want to use them for.
The guy who dropped the balls says he was trying to represent the Italian government's "corrupt" system, with each ball representing a lie told by politicians. Graziano Cecchini, the same guy who dyed the waters of Rome's Trevi Fountain blood red in October, was promptly detained by police after emptying bags full of thousands of small plastic balls at the top of the historic staircase...
What's up, in my perspective, is a reminder that the public places of the world truly do belong to us all -- and are subject to whatever beautiful, horrible and cracked-out things we want to use them for.
The guy who dropped the balls says he was trying to represent the Italian government's "corrupt" system, with each ball representing a lie told by politicians. Graziano Cecchini, the same guy who dyed the waters of Rome's Trevi Fountain blood red in October, was promptly detained by police after emptying bags full of thousands of small plastic balls at the top of the historic staircase...