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Praha
Hlavní mĕsto

Cihelná 12a, Malá Strana

Čůrající postavy (též známé jako Proudy)

Peeing Characters (also known as Streams)

David Černý
2004

Praha / Čůrající postavy (též známé jako Proudy)

Description

Two bronze sculptures pee into a basin with the contours of the Czech Republic.
While they are peeing, the two figures move realistically. An electric mechanism driven by a couple of microprocessors swivels the upper part of the body, while the penis goes up and down. The stream of water writes quotes from famous Prague residents.

Visitors can interrupt them by sending SMS message from mobile phone to a number, displayed next to the sculptures. The statue then 'writes' the text of the message, before carrying on as before.

The sculpture is no. 1 in the Top 10 strangest statues in Prague of the Prague Post of 2014.

Top 10 strangest statues in Prague

1. Piss by Černý
2. Horse by Černý
3. Babies by Černý
4. Memorial to Franz Kafka by Jaroslav Róna
5. The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek
6. Memorial for the Victims of Communism by Olbram Zoubek
7. Il Commendatore by Anna Chromy
8. Iron Man by Ladislav Šaloun
9. Přemysl and Libuše by Josef Václav Myslbek
10. Pond by Kurt Gebauer

Source:
Ada von Kayser, Top 10 strangest statues in Prague In: Prague Post 29 March 2014, (Online, archived).

Artist

David Černý (Praha 1967), Czech sculptor (Website – Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Čůrající postavy.
Wikipedia, Seznam uměleckých realizací ve veřejném prostoru na Malé Straně.

Location (N 50°5'16" - E 14°24'36") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr003; Photograph: 24 September 2006 / updated: 7 July 2026
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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© Website and photos: René & Peter van der Krogt

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