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500,000 balls cascade down the Spanish Steps
Posted by: Kate Appleton, Wednesday, Jan 16, 2008, 5:40 PM

Bagfuls of brightly colored plastic balls were unleashed from the top of Rome’s Spanish Steps earlier today in a stunt coordinated by Graziano Cecchini—the same man who dyed the water in Trevi Fountain red back in October. Interviewed on the scene, Cecchini said: "It is an artistic operation that documents with art the problems that we have in Italy."

Passersby stopped to scoop up the balls that gathered in and around Barcaccia fountain at the foot of the 18th-century steps. Police briefly closed off the area for cleaning and detained Cecchini and three others. Like us, they may be wondering which Roman landmark he plans to hit next…

Filed Under: travel video
Reader Comments

how cool is that!!!! Just think i was there sitting on the center of the steps just two years ago. i love that part of rome.

Posted By chermelle edwards on January 17, 2008, 10:57 AM

BRAVO GRAZIANO! E CHE BELLA!

Posted By Francesca Falcone Abelt on January 21, 2008, 1:47 PM

Nice idea, but what a mess. I thought it would look more like the Sony Bravia bouncing ball commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP5J4W5GQ3w

Posted By Tomas on January 21, 2008, 2:57 PM

This is your best

http:www.cosarosta.com

Posted By cosarosta on May 20, 2011, 8:02 AM

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