Giant Klan Sculpture in Venice.

By Alex in Art, Pictures, Travel on Feb 27, 2007 at 8:04 pm

This giant 75-foot (23 m) tall Klan sculpture in Venice, called "Ceremonial Crying System PV" (2005) was made by Sislej Xhafa. Link – via WMMNA


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  1. bulldozers
    Feb 27th, 2007 at 8:14 pm

    the same costume was used during the Spanish inquisition; given that this is a sculpture in Italy, it’s likely that this is a reference to that… anyone know?

  2. quinnn
    Feb 27th, 2007 at 8:37 pm

    Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.

    And I will now torture you with the comfy chair.

  3. Geekazoid
    Feb 27th, 2007 at 9:58 pm

    Yea, I think they still use those klan looking costumes in some ceremonies in europe.

  4. Jen's Tark
    Feb 28th, 2007 at 12:59 am

    Wow this is amazing
    amazing
    amazing.

  5. Ian
    Feb 28th, 2007 at 1:38 pm

    This is not a KKK thing. Spanish Christian tradition still uses these styled robes in black and white, and is NOT associated with the klan.

  6. oOPonyOo
    Feb 28th, 2007 at 7:19 pm

    Padre/father/baba/pate Pio …. Mr. T.

    (see link)

  7. Storm
    Mar 1st, 2007 at 6:40 pm

    Well, staying in Italy (as in Venice) and not Spain here, they do have processions there with with hooded, all in white men. Some are also white with red hoods and others, I think, all in black. They carry chains and ropes and crosses.

    I think it’s the Good Friday procession called Processione del Cristo Morto, but I’m not sure. Maybe the hoods are also used in other rituals. I remember seeing a documentary about it once. Some sort of Mono film I think, showing it off as something very bizarre. Which of course it is.

  8. Lossol
    Mar 17th, 2007 at 8:30 am

    Does anyone know what ‘PV’ stands for in the title?


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