Pamela Cruz. Peninsula 360 Press [P360P].
On December 25, many families celebrated Christmas and when they woke up the first thing they did was open the presents under the tree, but many others who decided to go for a walk to Corona Heights Park came across a mysterious "monolith" made of gingerbread, which mysteriously appeared.
There, on the top of one of the park's hills, a true example of pop-art stood more than two meters high, almost like an ephemeral installation that could only be enjoyed, sniffed and eaten by a few.
The tower, formed with 24 pieces of gingerbread - eight on each of the three sides - which were joined together by kilos of icing and decorations with coloured rubber bands, collapsed on 26 December, not before dozens of people had their photo taken with the strange sculpture.
The first to find the "monolith" was Ananda Sharma during his morning run, who told KQED-FM that he had climbed the hill in Corona Heights Park to watch the sunrise when he saw a large pole, yet the smell of gingerbread made him realize what it really was.
"He made me smile. I wonder who did it and when they put it there," he told the radio station.
Throughout December 25, people came to see the sculpture that resembles the monolith that appeared in the middle of the Utah desert last November. To this day, it is not known who placed it, nor is it known who removed the piece, apparently made of stainless steel.
Although it is still not known why, how it came about or who the artist of the piece was, theories have begun to circulate on social networks, among which the ginger "monolith" is a publicity stunt, while others claim that it is the promotion of the fourth season of the Netflix series, Stranger Thingsalthough there's nothing official about it yet.
However, the climate and the fragility of the piece made it a bit of a mess and the mini "obelisk" fell apart, reminding us, perhaps, of the ephemeral nature of life and Christmas. What else will this 2020 that is about to end bring? Did you see the ginger "monolith"? Share your photos with us.
