The Spanish Crown removed Christopher Columbus removed from power in the West Indies because of his brutality, extreme even by the standards of the time. There is a persuasive case to be made to remove any veneration of Columbus because of the atrocities he inflicted on the Native peoples he encountered. In the late nineteenth century, Italian immigrants faced vicious nativist sentiment and discrimination. They championed Columbus, who was somewhat obscure at the time, but gave them an Italian link to the founding of America. There is a persuasive case that can be made to keep the Columbus statue in place, as there is a deep tie between it, and the history of New York City minority communities. My piece is an object that leaves the image of Columbus intact but speeds up its decay, representing the conflicting viewpoints.