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Sunday, November 11, 2007
Roman fountains run red
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In Teheran during the Iran-Iraq war the fountains ran red to symbolize the blood of the martyrs. Neither the Italian Baroque nor the post-modern tourist are into self-sacrifice kitsch, but blood in the water always makes for spectacle. Reminds me somehow of the Goofy Sufi's essay on overcoming tourism. As perhaps the most popular public monument in the world, does the Trevi gain or lose baraka from all these tourists? does it do so when theblood of the martyrsred paint of the futurists runs through it?More photos of 'il tintore' at work here
By Katong, at 5:06 PM
