Triggered: Bruno Osif

By Bruno Osif (@brunoosif)

This image was taken in Paris, near a studio where I work when I’m there. The guy on the picture lives on this street which I used to take on my way to the grocery shop. I used to bring him food and chat with him. During cold months he would set fire to trash in order to heat up… wood is not present in Paris anymore.

While taking this picture I was thinking about the ecological disasters we are facing and already dealing with. I was thinking about my kids, and the kids of my neighbours. I was thinking how many powerful entities manipulate public opinion in order to ‘’sustain’’ themselves and their businesses, at the cost of creating more pollution, and how a bunch of crooked politicians feed on them. I was thinking how in return many people actually believe their lies and spread further disinformation. I was thinking how to deal with such a situation, how to explain the people using massively social media to spread those lies with such a persuasion and aggressivity… how to tell them.

I was thinking of the plastic burning in his fire and that he must be cold. I was thinking that his suit looks good on him and that it matches the background wall colour. I was thinking that he must come from far, or that maybe he was born here.

I was thinking about Trump and his little hands, and how it affects world affairs… I was thinking that the man is the most powerful man on the planet, but then I though no, he is not. He is just a prick.

I was thinking of the unrests starting in Paris with the yellow vests and how long they are going to last (they still do after one year) and how much is this the new beginning of a wide spread protests, and if this is the end of capitalism as we know it. It must be. It has to be. Monarchies all over Europe crumbled after the French revolution started.

I was thinking of the changes we will have to deal with and how much of this adaptation will be managed in a short term. I was thinking of how we will face many migratory problems in the near future because of climate change and how the growing world-wide population will affect all what we love. I was thinking that we are doomed and then I thought that I should still try.

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