It's an optical illusion: Italian tourist in Portugal makes a mistake, falls into an Anish Kapoor work and goes to hospital

He did not believe that that hole in the floor, namely the work Descent to Limbo by Anish Kapoor (Mumbai, 1954), an installation conceived in 1992, was real: he thought it was an optical illusion. Thus, an Italian tourist visiting the Serralves Museum in Porto, Portugal, leaned over the work, not realizing that the hole was actually there and was two and a half meters deep. As a result, the unfortunate man fell in, suffering several bruises, so much so that he had to be taken to Porto’s Hospital Geral de Santo António for treatment. In the meantime, the museum closed the work, stating, however, that all security measures had been put in place to ensure the safety of visitors: in any case, given the experience of our compatriot, the management let it be known that the risk will be better reported.

As for the tourist, fortunately for him, he got off lightly, and was discharged after a short time. But his ... miscalculation may well be well inscribed in this summer’s worst blunders!

Pictured is the work by Anish Kapoor.

It's an optical illusion: Italian tourist in Portugal makes a mistake, falls into an Anish Kapoor work and goes to hospital

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