Any backpacker in Barcelona who’s ever wandered down las Ramblas will testify that it’s the world’s greatest stage for street performers. In fact, the ‘Living Statue’ is something of a local art form.

 

And that’s precisely what the above clip so cleverly pokes fun at.

If it’s rough and shaky (which some people will find annoying), the effect is undeniably pretty impressive. The clip slowly sets the scene, moving through a number of other performers, before settling on a kneeling, donkey-headed figure, with a small deposit of, ahem, manure, to its rear quarters.

It’s odd and, frankly, a bit dark. (There’s something a little unsettling about the children going up, peering into the hollow shell of a donkey’s head, and then giving it money…) But in HostelBloggers’ humble opinion, it’s definitely got something.