Man Calmly Plays a Piano as Chaotic Anti-Lockdown Demonstrations Unfold Around Him in Barcelona

A pianist calmly continued to play as an anti-lockdown protest carried on behind him close to Catedral de Barcelona in Spain on October 30. Paula Carbonell Soria recorded this video and originally posted it to Instagram with the caption, “Barcelona surrealista,” meaning “surreal Barcelona.” The video shows the man — who goes by the name Peter and who regularly shares footage of his work to Instagram — playing keyboard on Placa Nova as a chaotic scene unfolds behind him. Protesters can be seen moving arou