Atlas			photo
		Classical statues of the giant Atlas holding up the sky border a large gate. Under the door is a damaged Bancomat (ATM bank machine) submerged in a mound of tar on top of a pedestal made of red gravel. The gate is the entry that leads the visitors into the People's Garden. This door is vaulted in the shape of an arch; with its statues of Atlas (copied from the door of a house in Genoa) the installation represents a symbol of the rich bourgeoisie and its relationship with classicism. Nevertheless, in reality this lovely façade hides many paradoxes. Paradoxes expressed by the mound of tar and the bank machine; the gravel represents the red blood, coagulated and hardened. The tar repesents the coal and the oil that fueled the industrial revolution. Many human beings, many dramas, and many deaths form the framework of this adventure, hidden by the triumphant energy of the industrial epic. The installation appears to be a calm monument, but despite its classical front, it identifies the downward stoop of a failed attitude toward life.