Entropa: Finland with elephant, hippo

[ichmalealsobinich]

Why elephants and hipphos in Finland? I think mobilephones would fit much better to this land ;-)

[dasmysteryman12]

Suomen safari :D

[cowboystitching]

I didn't think it was a Sauna at first, I thought it was a wooden shack floor. :-)

[BrendanM4458]

I see that this is supposed to be about alcoholism, but I don't get it. Maybe the elephant and hippo have some symbolic meaning for Europeans of which I, as an American, am not aware. Can anybody explain it? Thanks.

[cowboystitching]

Finland has a terrible alcoholism problem.

[aivopark]

And Yanks are stupid, with a terrible alcohol and drug problem. Schools in US are even worse than in Africa and fat americans smells bad too...

[cowboystitching]

You're absolutely right. But does America's problems somehow make European countries immune to parody and criticism? Get over yourself.

[AMGTEC]

Hey Aivopark, I can see you know how the Americans do smell..and how many Americans did you smell creature? You know twonky how can we find creature like you here in US? Just going into the woods, picking up a boulder and looking under it..

[ciaduda]

why insult others without reason?

[ciaduda]

Seeing pink elephants" is a euphemism for drunken hallucination, caused by alcoholic hallucinosis or delirium tremens. (wikipedia)

[jerrdead]

Suuperrrrr!!! A piece of art!

Well done! good idea, original, worked out to the smallest details! Witty!

But, as I see, alot of people didn`t understand an artistic hyperbole in it and a lot of people couldn`t laught at themselves, too! Regards from slovakia.

[Fuchizaa]

"alot of people didn`t understand an artistic hyperbole in it and a lot of people couldn`t laught at themselves"

Or maybe it's just pure shite!

[Spenner56]

« To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history « .

( President Barack Obama, January 20,2009 ).

Vote EU sceptical in June's European elections to fight corruption and save true DEMOCRACY.

Good luck to the Irish in October !

[hungarydanube]

EU leaders have approved this faecal matter before unveiling it to the press and audience.

The Czech government is renting Entropa until the 30 June 2009. The rental costs amount to

€50,000!!!!!! .Is it appropriate usage of taxpayers money in a recession???

[Fuchizaa]

OK Everyone, brace yourselves!!! I'm about to create art!! - "the frogs are surrender monkeys!" - "The brits are smelly bastards!" - "The germans are bloody nazis, the lot of 'em!" - "Italians are gay!"

Now all of you who find Cerny's work so original be so kind as to write me a cheque for 500 K.

Best regards!

[m9mobile]

There is just one reason why you cannot obtain any cheque (in contrast to Cerny).

Maybe your originality, creativity or the artistic value can be seen on similar level as his...

But you are still missing one important coherency: no cheque if you're not Czech! And he is...

[stopjunkscience]

What a sad media excercise to create friction amongst different nationalities living in close proximity to one another. Come on work it out everyone. If you examine his previous works playboy Cerny has been building up to this one. He's just another puppet; like Damian Hirst; devoid of any soul or originality.

[hungarydanube]

David Cerny admitted that he had misled his own government, which commissioned him to make the 10 million Crown (£350,000) artwork as a showpiece of its presidency of the EU, by making it with his friends instead of artists from the 27 countries.

[hungarydanube]

Humiliation of nations by David Cerny and EU leaders:

Poland, one of Europe's most religious nations, has priests waving a rainbow flag - a symbol of pride for gay communities.Germanys interlinked autobahns were made to look like a swastika, France on strike, Romania as a Dracula theme park and Britain entirely wiped off the face of Europe. Bulgaria is represented as the floor of a toilet, Lithuania features five men in army uniforms urinating on Russia and Greece is on fire.

[Toza87]

I don't take it very seriosly, but I don't like it. It's atleast less offensive than Bulgaria's, France's, Denmark's and Germany's. Maybe Finland's could be interprated that finns are creative?

While alcohol is a problem for some and specially some teens drink too much, for most people alcohol's drinking is in control. I'm 21, but I don't drink alcohol.

I hate stereotypes of depressed finns with low self esteem. In every coyntry there are unsocial, depressed and confident, social people.

[madeye0]

You know this is not really about how you see it, but rather how they see it. Just a little test of self-confidence.

[Toza87]

Well, this is only David Cerny's opinion, not Czech's.

[madeye0]

It isn't David's opinion either. It's "Their" opinion.

[tykvun]

It's not Černý's opinion, it's the general opinion of most of Europeans. If you ask an average European, what is the first thing that comes to your mind when I say Finland - many of them would say: alcohol

[bartek4443]

are you saying that Finland is the country with the biggest reputation for drinking? that is not true at all lol

[tykvun]

maybe not the biggest... I didn't mean it as a negative think... it's just as it is... actually all the alco stuff that comes from Finland is good; I love Finland(ia) :-)

[bobekecske]

I think that the motto: 'Entropa: Stereotypes are Barriers to be Demolished' refers to what you're saying, actually. The point of making fun of every country in the EU shows us how little we actually know about each other, and that there's a lot more behind for exc Finnish people than saunas and alcohol.

[happeningfish77]

I he did a great job. This is a country with a terrible relationship to alcohol--it really is different here from everywhere else I've lived.

So yeah, it's a bit offensive, but at least it hits on the right thing to be offensive about. And the tropical animals are boss. Well done Cerny.

[aranthapl]

can someone please explain, what does it suppose to refer to?

[mightymagnus]

Yes, it is referring to finish saunas (warm as in Africa or something, there is also a wooden background on the country)

[bllaazza]

as art has always more posibilities how to explain it, shouldnt it be like - seeing pink elephant when drunk..? or at least its the way i see it

[mightymagnus]

I agree, but the author of this art did leave an explanation in the pamphlet that this was about Saunas, otherwise I dont think that I would have made that conclusion. Tropical animals (sweating like in a sauna) Entropa pamphlet

[migiz2]

Just like me at saturdays! :)

[zirmin]

jasso

[Carmeliana84]

Jes,mikä teos.xD

[funkingdot]

110%

[pete65s]

Lmao, drunk man with a shotgun, touche.