Why Russian Art Group Voina ‘Dicked’ a St. Petersburg Bridge
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- Action “Dick Captured by the FSB!” by Voina, activist Koza at action practice
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- Action “Dick Captured by the FSB!” by Voina can be seen across St Petersburg
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- Action “Dick Captured by the FSB!” by Voina, it rises
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- Action “Dick Captured by the FSB!” by Voina, it continues to rise
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- Action “Dick Captured by the FSB!” by Voina, lovers can’t resist the photo op
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- Action “Dick Captured by the FSB!” by Voina, it rises evermore
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- Action “Dick Captured by the FSB!” by Voina, overjoyed citizens rush to the site
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- Action “Dick Captured by the FSB!” by Voina, it has fully risen
Yeah, “Russia sucks“, Russian authorities are corrupt, but what are you going to do about it? Well, St Petersburg’s renegade art-group of political pranksters – Voina (War) – turned a historic bridge into one giant “Fuck You!” to the Russian federal agencies. Here’s how they pulled it off.
Over the years, Voina staged many actions: police station take-overs, anti-homophobic faux-lynchings in malls, stray cat throwing into swanky restaurants, anti-Medvedev public orgies and all kinds of ruckus. Their most recent target: the headquarters of FSB, the offices of Russia’s KGB incarnate Federal Security Service. Our source: Voina themselves.
In the early morn of Che Guevara’s birthday, the group psyched out bascule bridge guards and made their way onto Liteiny Bridge. In 23 seconds flat, Voina painted a 213-feet-tall, 89-feet-wide phallus dubbed “Giant Galactic Space Dick.”
Voina’s President (a.k.a. Bucket Man) was captured and roughed up by the guards after painting the right testicle-orb. Unfortunately, the activists who were to write out an acronym directing the obscene gesture specifically at FSB got left behind, but as the bridge rose at 1:40 am directly in front of the FSB headquarters’ windows, the symbol could be seen across the city.
At 2:00 am, the Galactic Dick stood as high as the bridge would go, threatening the FSB as planned. Brigades of firefighters assembled below. Citizens happily made their way to the bombed bridge for photo ops and cheers.
The group did not release their hilarious, culturally un-translatable statement until their President was freed from jail. As the water hoses fired at the Galactic Dick, representatives were on hand to shout “They destroyed a spectacular work of art by the group Voina!”
And that is how it’s done.
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Awesome!
Brave as fuck. Risking their lives to draw enormous dicks aimed at the Russian security services. Give them all medals.
This is Pure WIN!!
imagine when the bridge is lifted…
With huge amount of respect from LT. damn nice.
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less than one month later… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmIWJoBwCfY
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