Room of euro banknotes is an art installation
Room of euro banknotes is an art installation
(Reuters) - A video of a room containing piles of euro banknotes has been falsely linked on social media to a Nigerian politician.
In the 30-second clip, a camera pans around a small room containing a pallet topped with piles of euro notes, as well as a separate ceiling-high mound, some of which appear to be burned (here).
Social media users sharing the clip claimed it was captured in the home of Theodore Orji, a senator in Nigeria’s Abia state (nass.gov.ng/mps/single/117).
“Just imagine how Abia state would be if not for this thieves,” said one person on Facebook (here).
But the video is unrelated to Nigeria. It is part of an art installation called ‘European Dream’ by Spanish artist Alejandro Monge (here).
Monge has documented the creation of his piece on Instagram (here , here and here).
Photos from February 2018 reveal the banknotes in the installation are not real. Monge had painted the detail by hand (here and here).
VERDICT
Miscaptioned. The video shows an art installation.
