At the time I first laid eyes on this installation by Troels Carlsen during a short visit to Copenhagen a couple of years back , eyes thought it was just a beautiful concept with no particular importance or meaning. Today, in the face of the global economic turmoil, this installation seems to carry a lot more significance.The concept represents a society of apes whose culture is in decline. These nine young monkeys are the remnants of a post apocalyptic primate community. Attached to an over sized milk carton in complete child like "innocence", the apes are awaiting the 'new beginning'.
For the purposes of this blog post Bankers are the new Apes...
For the purposes of this blog post Bankers are the new Apes...
"Y'all been eating long enough now, stop being greedy!"
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