I was impressed by the quantity of “art installations” in the Black Forest region of Germany. They were everywhere, sometimes in popular places and sometimes in isolated places. They were even in villages with a population of six.

After hiking to this natural wasserfall scenic spot, I was surprised to see the bright red benches competing for attention. Plaques identified them as an art installation. An interactive art installation. See below for how some elderly escaped garden gnomes abused the artist’s concept:

Frightening.