Friday, December 12, 2014

“Talking” Statues

A few years ago we did a series of posts imagining the thoughts of our statues. Now the most important monuments in town are draped with banners of the workers of TRW, whose local plant is being closed with hundreds of layoffs.
Four Moors with a TRW banner, piazza Cavour, Livorno
“Livorno - Terni - Piombino, unico destino” (Livorno - Terni - Piombino, same fate)

Monument to Cavour with a TRW banner, piazza Cavour, Livorno
“Con noi muore Livorno e tutto attorno” (Livorno dies with us and [also dies] everything around)

See also: Four Moors - Cavour - Livorno Won't Give Up - What Statues Think

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13 comments:

  1. LoisDecember 12, 2014 at 12:45 AM

    What a sad thing for these workers.

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  2. MichelleDecember 12, 2014 at 2:04 AM

    A sad time for those workers.

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  3. RandyDecember 12, 2014 at 2:46 AM

    At least it's a peaceful protest.

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  4. Tanya BreeseDecember 12, 2014 at 3:35 AM

    i hate to see so many losing jobs

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  5. LowellDecember 12, 2014 at 4:26 AM

    I'd be putting up banners, too, in this situation. What do people do without jobs?

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  6. William KendallDecember 12, 2014 at 4:27 AM

    Very sad indeed.

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  7. DinaDecember 12, 2014 at 8:33 AM

    The unfortunate workers have good champions in these statues.
    Their signs make a much stronger impression than if there were on any old fence.
    Heaven help them.

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  8. KarlDecember 12, 2014 at 2:23 PM

    Very sad, unfortunately these are common scenes throughout the boot.

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  9. HalcyonDecember 12, 2014 at 4:28 PM

    Too bad the statues don't have a happier story to tell... :(

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  10. BirdmanDecember 12, 2014 at 7:28 PM

    Interesting concept: "When Statues Speak".

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  11. Luis GomezDecember 12, 2014 at 9:52 PM

    So sad VP. I remember your series really well.

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  12. cieldequimperDecember 12, 2014 at 10:06 PM

    Unfortunately it probably won't change much...

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  13. Stefan JanssonDecember 13, 2014 at 11:51 AM

    Sad to hear about this.

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