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Big Ben Down: Apocalypse and Indifference

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"Big Ben Down: Apocalypse and Indifference", a conceptual digital artwork by artist and writer Alessandro Butera, is a disturbing vision of a dystopian future, a cry of alarm that resonates through the ruins of a collapsing civilization. The image, set in an unrecognizable London, is not just a representation of catastrophe, but a bitter reflection on human indifference in the digital age.

The Big Ben, an icon of stability and history, is threatened, almost about to collapse under a sky streaked with fiery meteors. It is the symbol of a world that is ending, of values that are crumbling, of an uncertain future. But the real tragedy unfolds at street level, where the crowd, a symbol of a homogenized society, ignores the impending apocalypse.

Instead of heads, most people sport green LED screens, expressionless digital faces reflecting a disturbing uniformity. They are slaves to an imperative "GO", a digital mantra that pushes them to continue, to consume, to not see. This "GO", repeated obsessively, is the keystone of the work, the representation of a technological dependence that blinds us to reality.

And while the world burns, men and women, not yet transformed into digital automatons, remain glued to their smartphones, absorbed in a virtual world that isolates them from danger, from suffering, from humanity itself. Even a man on the ground, wounded and vulnerable, continues to stare at the screen of his phone, where that mocking "GO" that led him to ruin is displayed. It is the image of a total disconnection, of an alienation that makes us strangers to ourselves and to the world.

"Big Ben Down: Apocalypse and Indifference" is a work that does not offer discounts. It is a powerful accusation against our apathy, against our technological dependence, against our inability to see beyond the illusion of a screen. Alessandro Butera, with his provocative and visionary art, forces us to confront our deepest fears and question the future we are building. It is a call to react, to rediscover empathy, to find a sense of community before Big Ben finally collapses, taking with it the last vestiges of our humanity.

Artist and Writer: Alessandro Butera

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