Short story dispensers are spreading in cities around the world

Short story dispensers are spreading in cities around the world

Thanks to Short Edition, a small French startup, eight short story distributors were installed in the city hall, train stations, tourism office and post offices in the southern French city of Grenoble at the end of 2015. Perfect to help people kill time without relying on ever-present smartphones and, instead, giving literature a chance. Depending on how much time you have, you choose the one,

Lorenzo Quinn. Why people are taking notice of giant hands emerging from a Venice canal

Lorenzo Quinn. Why people are taking notice of giant hands emerging from a Venice canal

Two marble-white nine-metre tall children’s hands surging from the Grand Canal in Venice and ambiguously supporting or toppling over the Ca’ Sagredo hotel have skyrocketed sculptor Lorenzo Quinn to fame. The installation Support has captured the world’s attention with its powerful message about climate change: we have the power to either sustain or destroy our global heritage. Its location