Edward Snowden spotted in Geneva – in sculpture form

Edward Snowden is back in Geneva, alongside fellow whistleblowers Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning. Well, a bronze sculpture of them, that is. They feature in a new temporary installation in support of freedom of expression.  "It is a monument to the courage of three people who said no to the establishment of comprehensive monitoring and lies, and have chosen to tell the truth," declared the Italian artist Davide Dormino, who created the bronze sculpture of the three whistleblowers.  Entitled “Anything to Say?" his itinerant memorial was inaugurated on the Place des Nations in front of the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva on Monday.  “Are Assange, Manning and Snowden traitors or heroes of our time?” asks the artist. A fourth chair has intentionally been left empty. Members of the public are encouraged to stand on the chair and make public statements.  The one-ton sculpture was created as a testimony to freedom of expression and has already been ...