“The performance can be seen as a metaphor for the apathy, political indifference and fatalism of contemporary Russian society. As the government turns the country into one big prison, stealing from the people and using the money to grow and enrich the police apparatus and other repressive structures, society is allowing this, and forgetting its numerical advantage, is bringing the triumph of the police state closer by its inaction.” Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky explains why he nailed his balls to the cobblestones of Red Square in Moscow. ... you cant make this stuff up.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 08:10:03 +0000
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