Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Children are the Victims of Adult Vices
Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern worldIn 2001, Russian artist Mihail Chemiakin constructed an unusual sculpture "Children are the Victims of Adult Vices," depicting two unaware children playing as thirteen evil statues surround them.
The thirteen "evil" sculptures depict alcoholism, exploitation of child labour, indifference, drug addiction, prostitution, sadism, ignorance, pseudoscience, ignorance, war, poverty, theft and advocating violence. Each work is incredibly detailed, showing figures closing in on the little golden boy and girl. Besides the children, the centerpiece of the work is the statue depicting indifference to these vices, and showing a man with closed eyes, plugged ears and folded arms.
When the work was first constructed, there was some concern that the outstretched hands of the grotesque evils would frighten children. Nonetheless Chemiakin's work survived and can still be seen just south of the Kremlin on the banks of the Moscow River.
Read more about Children are the Victims of Adult Vices on Atlas Obscura...
Category: Strange Statues
Location:
Edited by: Dampo, atimian, Dylan
