Proudy (David Černý Sculpture)

Malá Strana


Sounds of laughter and clicking cameras greet Proudy (2004) by David Černý, a saucy animatronic sculpture of two guys pissing in a puddle shaped like Czechia. The microchip-controlled sculptures appear to be peeing on the country's two main cities, Prague and Brno.


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