An artist has created an artwork in Memorial Hill Park across the street from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Mo., using standard freight containers.
At the site, the stacked light colored containers spell out “IOU” and “USA” on the other.
John Salvest said the national debt problem was the inspiration for his piece, which was funded by a nonprofit gallery and sculpture studio. It’s become a backdrop for recent protests in the Missouri city.
Salvest told the Kansas City Star that he has been thinking about doing an artwork with containers for several decades, ever since he worked at Port Newark in New Jersey.
The temporary installation comes down later this month.
Containers for protest art
