Last night we were out walking in downtown San Antonio and came across this scene in a dark corner next to the sidewalk, which requires explanation.
The bench is an iron bench. Most of its space is taken up by an iron “statue” of a person sleeping on the bench, wrapped in a blanket.
To the left of the bench is a homeless person sleeping wrapped in a blanket, almost mirroring the statue.
The man on the right is resting on the open space of the bench, his sleeping bag stashed under the bench.
Sometimes life imitates art.
That is a famous sculpture sometimes called “Homeless Jesus.” It can be found all over the world, including just outside the Vatican in Rome. The feet covered by a jacket in your photo have nail holes in them. Here is another photo of the same spot owned by St. Mary’s Catholic church in San Antonio:
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g60956-d8627457-Reviews-St_Mary_s_Catholic_Church-San_Antonio_Texas.html
Well, that I didn’t know! Now I need to go back to San Antonio and check out the feet!
And no, I have never seen it anywhere else. Thanks for pointing that out.