A Swedish artist is attempting to send a message about
smartphone usage by placing several traffic signs, depicting two pedestrians
looking down at their smartphones, around the streets of Stockholm.
smartphone usage by placing several traffic signs, depicting two pedestrians
looking down at their smartphones, around the streets of Stockholm.
29-year-old Jacob, Sempler realized that he was addicted to
his smartphone after nearly being hit by a car while walking down the streets
of Stockholm. Now he is looking to spread his message and encourage people to
keep their heads up as they walk.
his smartphone after nearly being hit by a car while walking down the streets
of Stockholm. Now he is looking to spread his message and encourage people to
keep their heads up as they walk.
“One day on my way to work I was almost run over
because I was staring at my phone like a sick person,” he told The Local.
“It hit me then that I’m not the only one with this behavior and that it
ought to be addressed somehow.”
because I was staring at my phone like a sick person,” he told The Local.
“It hit me then that I’m not the only one with this behavior and that it
ought to be addressed somehow.”
Sempler and his creative partner Emil Tiismann set out to do
just that by creating the signs and placing them in various locations around
Sweden.
just that by creating the signs and placing them in various locations around
Sweden.
The signs have caught the attention of many passers-by who
have shared the signs via social media.
have shared the signs via social media.
However, local traffic authorities have said the signs will
be taken down because they are not official traffic signals.
be taken down because they are not official traffic signals.
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