French police have arrested a Danish artist who planned to paint the peak of Mont Blanc red in a bid to raise awareness of environmental issues.Marco Evaristti, 43, originally from Chile, was picked up by police after having used a raspberry-based biodegradable dye on the top of the famous Alpine peak.
Police spokesman Olivier Kim says the artist might be charged with damaging the environment on a listed site, namely Mont Blanc itself.
Evaristti had announced on Monday that he wanted to colour the peak of Mont Blanc - the highest mountain in western Europe - and establish a sovereign "Pink State" there to raise awareness for environmental issues.
"As France has taken the right to conduct nuclear testing in French Polynesia thousands of kilometres away, it would be a clear case of double-standards if they now prevented me from occupying a small piece of land for peaceful purposes," he said.
Snow-capped Mont Blanc rises to 4,808 metres in the French Alps.
The mayor of Chamonix, Michel Charlet has described plans to paint the summit of Mont-Blanc red as “stupid and illegal”.
2 comments:
Personally, I think it looks pretty good. At least we'd see the avalanche hurtling towards us.
This is true.
When interviewed the skier recalled the last thing he saw was a 200ft pink snowball hurtling towards him !
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