Crossdressing, 2002

Public space intervention, guerrilla installation, Memorial to the Victims of Communism, Prague, June 2002

The recently erected Memorial to the Victims of Communism is a large sculpture of bronze male figures on granite stairs. Pode Bal visited the memorial and dressed one of the bronze figures into women’s clothes and included a wig. Following the intervention, people that were present were asked to comment on the action. The discussions were recorded on video. The event came to its end with the arrival of two policemen, who disrobed the statue.