The miniature floats

FRANCESCHINO GABRIELE E PAPPALARDO ANTONELLA   (Cat. B)

L'ITALIA A TAVOLA: L'ABBUFFATA DEL POTERE

A biting satire that turns Italian politics into a surreal banquet. The State is represented by an obese man who devours endlessly, surrounded by politicians with donkey heads busy signing useless decrees. In the background, the tricolor justifies the scene, while a carpet of daisies symbolizing the people is trampled by power. The float denounces the greed and hypocrisy of the ruling class, yet offers a poetic glimmer: amid the ruins of gluttony, purity and simplicity can still flourish. An ironic and bitter portrayal of today’s Italy, where Carnival becomes both a mirror and redemption of reality.