Friday Photo: Occupeeps Edition

occupeepsA movement that promised revolution is now reduced to globs of sugar. There’s something truly American about that. We’re not Europe, with class-based parties flooding the streets in protest. We distrust mass movements and frequently respond to strident appeals with mockery.

The Occupy movement made for good theater, but little more. That they find their end in Peep form is about right.

The Occupeeps are part of a whole series of Peeps dioramas on the ninth floor of Artomatic. Check ’em out!

Author: Joe Flood

Joe Flood is a writer, photographer and web person from Washington, DC. The author of several novels, Joe won the City Paper Fiction Competition in 2020. In his free time, he enjoys wandering about the city taking photos.

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