In Milan, about 10,000 yellow construction helmets were lined up neatly in blocks and rows outside the Milan Stock Exchange—seen from above, they form an impactful image.
These helmet formations symbolise out-of-job workers—including laborers, clerks, surveyors, architects and real estate agents—from the construction industry who have been forced out of work due to the recession.
This large-scale, visually arresting protest/installation is not only a sight to behold, but also a call to address serious issues that are plaguing the Italian economy right now.
[via designboom]