A giant turd surrounded by flies at a bus stop has got everyone talking in Montreal, Canada. But don’t worry: feces aren’t real. The sculpture, which serves to alert dog owners to pick up after their pets, has sparked intense political debate in the city.
The opposition party Projet Montréal claims, according to the CBC television channel, that the awareness-raising work has gone “too far”. Craig Sauvé, a local councilor from the opposition party, vehemently complained about the sculpture’s poor taste.
“I think they made a mistake. They wanted to shock and they really did it. How will it look to tourists? Why is it in front of a historic park that we have just renovated?” asks Sauvé, remembering that the work is in progress. a bus stop in the city. Dorchester Square, famous local park.
A giant poop sculpture is part of a cleanliness campaign in Montreal
Image: Reproduction/Twitter @projetmontreal
At first, the government was not bothered by these criticisms. Anie Samson, who is part of the Montreal executive committee, says the intention of the campaign was to really go beyond traditional communications to have an impact and that she wants to raise awareness,
The “giant poop” is part of a city-led cleanup campaign that involves videos, billboards and street performances. Whether the sculpture — and the rest of the campaign — was a success or not, the city won’t evaluate it until the end of this quarter.
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