Russian art student Peter Pavlesnkiy wrapped himself in barbed wire. The confused policemen attempted to untangle and remove him from the public square — first by putting a blanket to hide the horror, then with wire cutters. The protestor was gashed and cut by the self-imposed net.
‘The action symbolises man’s existence in a repressive legal system, where any movement causes severe reaction by the Law as it bites into the body of the individual’#normally i find performance art masturbatory and attention-seeking #but this dude has something to say #also why a blanket #because hiding him was more important than helping him #that’s why