How we sawed marsh

During the rally on May 6, a giant inflatable saw floated along the Bolotnaya embankment - a symbol of the cut of budget and corruption in modern Russia. This sculpture was made by German artist Arthur Van Balen during his arrival in Moscow. He participated in the Conference " DeliSamit " and at the same time decided to support the Russian protest movement in this way.

On May 6, Van Balen himself was no longer in Moscow, so his associates - activists from the Partizaning movement launched the sculpture.

Already at the very entrance to the rally of activists, severe police officers were waiting, who immediately began to shake their heads and explain that the action had to be coordinated directly with the organizers.

The “partisans” managed to catch the organizers standing at the framework, who, having heard about the idea with a saw, immediately settled the problem with the passage. The police agreed to skip the cart on the condition that the sculpture would inflate under their close observation.

The passers -by were observed with interest in the process of inflating the saw. At first, no one could understand what could come of this - either a silver caterpillar, or a phallic symbol ...

They inflated the sculpture using a compact electric generator.

Ready!

The poet Alexander Delphin grabbed the saw and went to the crowd with her, shouting impromptu verses about opposition, corruption, cutting of the brain and blowing millions into nowhere ...

On the way to the stage on Delphin , the former leader of the DPNI Alexander Belov (Potkin) attacked. He leaned against the poet and began to hiss menacingly: "Who are you? What do you want? Is the action agreed?" But as soon as Dolphinov explained to him the true purpose of the saw, he quickly lagged behind.

The saw was joyfully welcomed from the crowd-someone photographed, someone helped to drag, and someone with the words: “It's time to drink the budget a little,” he even arranged an impromptu performance: “

The saw made two spectacular “swims” from the framework to the scene and back, and then stopped at the monument to Repin, where the protesters were photographed with her, as with the Swamp 2013 symbol for a long time.