Since the beginning of February I hadn't had the chance to stroll across Trafalgar Sq, so the minute I could free myself from other occupations I went to check this new Olympic clock (quite an opportunity for some Olympia watch brand, although I guess it should generally be Omega) that was recently set in the middle of the square - and has already seen through some events (not necessarily sport-related ones).
As I approached the National Gallery I spotted this rather large group of people standing close to the clock (which incidentally looked as it were designed by J. Mariscal) and doing some kind of dance with some white objects up over their heads. A new, more peaceful way of protesting against public-service budget cuts after the previous ones resulted in Westminster area being vandalised? Well nope. It was the Pillow Fight Day 2011!
This pillow battle is a yearly international event held in different towns around the world on the same day, among them Adelaida, Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin, Brasilia, Barcelona and many more. This particular Trafalgar Sq event had gathered a good number of people, a couple of hundreds maybe, with pillows generously provided by the venue organisers. Couldn't really find out who these were, nor did I check out on the pillow delivery, but all of them seemed to be the same model (and quite resistant too, as there were very few feathers flying around the battleground). The fact that there were almost no feathers and that the battle was fought outdoors and in daylight prevented the scene to resemble the pillow fight in Jean Vigo's 'Zéro de conduite'. It is always pleasant however to have the chance to remember this 1933 film by the short-lived son of the anarchist.
The Admiral stood up there as usual, this time though with an envious gaze as if desiring to get down his column and design a proper strategy for the battle to be won - pillow or whatever, always a good chance for every man to do his duty.
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