Linear barrier XL

In places where the Rozvadov highway has not yet been completed, I am erecting a bitter monument to our pedestrian future. The temporary gap between the northern and southern parts of the Prague neighborhood Nové Butovice is a linear strip of freely growing nature, where carefully trodden footpaths testify to their frequent use. A pedestrian shortcut through nature, a place for a pleasant walk full of surprises, walking the dog, precarious shelters, improvised dumps, a much-needed breath of fresh air in the heart of the development. At the center and direction of the future highway, I intersect one of the backbone footpaths with a barrier of superhuman proportions. I borrow the shape, proportions, and colors from the ubiquitous red and white railings, which the city has been gradually removing in recent years. The railing is a strong visual element, but also a strong gesture by Prague's automobile establishment. A protective element for pedestrians, it is in fact a linear, impenetrable barrier that gives the impression of closed corridors for fast and carefree driving in the city center. A monument made of larch wood killed with bark beetles, whose overpopulation is the result of a bet on monocultural forest planting. Is Prague's bet on motorism paying off?