In the context of World peace (sculpture), discuss the Tarring (1991) of the Controversies.
The sculpture was tarred on Thursday 10 October 1991 on Aleksis Kivi Day starting at 4 PM. The perpetrators were political science student Jari Kajas, law student Mikael Jungner and medicine student Sara Hirvelä. After the tarring, the perpetrators covered the sculpture in feathers. The police arrived at 4:25 PM and the situation lasted until 4:40 PM, when all three were driven away in a police car.
According to the group who had named themselves as the "Feather Group", the sculpture is ugly and does not fit into its surroundings. The intent of the group was to send greetings to the City Council of Helsinki. According to the group, Helsinki made a mistake by accepting the sculpture at a time when communism was nearing its end in Eastern Europe.
Eastern Europe Sara Hirvelä City Council of Helsinki Helsinki Mikael Jungner sculpture communism