Czech artist, Roman Tyc, a member of the art group Ztohoven, modified 48 traffic lights in Prague by replacing the standard red/green figures to display more than simple walk and stop actions. After the modifications to the lights, the figures now show more interesting actions such as urinating, drinking, being hanged, walking a dog, and even taking a dump.
The general public embraced is as a fun prank and was even awarded top prize at ‘Austria’s Sidewalk Cinema Festival’ in Vienna but the authorities had other ideas. Roman Tyc was handed a hefty fine and had to pay for the repairs. The artist agreed to pay for the repairs but was sentenced to 30 day in prison for refusing to pay the fine. In protest, his supporters signed petitions to have him released from jail and blacked out the heads of traffic figures throughout Czech Republic to make them appear as if they had been decapitated.
Despite efforts by Tyc’s supporters, the 30 day sentence was carried out and the Czech artist was released from prison last month. Check out the video below of Roman Tyc in action.
These are very funny and clever.