Jago's young refugee arrives on the bridge of Castel Sant'Angelo

Tonight, a new work by Jago popped up on the Castel Sant’Angelo bridge. It is a young refugee lying in the middle of the road sleeping.

Made of black marble and life-size, the sculpture is dedicated to people fleeing across the central Mediterranean, is titled In Flagella Paratus Sum - I am ready for the scourge and was placed between St. Peter’s Basilica and the ancient prison of Castel Sant’Angelo: not a random spot for the young refugee who is homeless and looking for a future. After being at sea for a month (he took part in the mission that the SOS Mediterranee ship, Ocean Viking, conducted last June to save more than three hundred people) and being placed in the center of Rome’s Olympic Stadium, right in the center circle, as if for an embrace, the statue arrives at this crossroads, under the gazes of Bernini’s angels and the tourists who numerous walk along the bridge.

It will be sold at auction with a base of 1.250 million euros. The entire proceeds will be donated to the association that helps refugees SOS Mediterranee.

Jago's young refugee arrives on the bridge of Castel Sant'Angelo

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