On 18 April 1999

The Pillar of Shame

set up in the Chapultapec Park



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The top of the sculpture is being liftet off the truck with the attention of many park visitors passing by

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The first part of the Pillar of Shame is now on Mexican soil

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The Pillar of Shame arriving at the Chapultapec Park, one of the largest parks in Mexico City

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People are waiting for the sculpture to arrive at the CLETA stage in front of Casa del Lago

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The bottom part of the sculpture is being liftet off the truck

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A colorfull parade of Latin-American artists through the Chapultapec Park are attracting people for the inauguration of the Pillar of Shame and the CLETA Theatre Festival

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The bottom part of the 3 tons heavy Pillar of Shame is put in the right position, directed by the sculptor Jens Galschiot

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The bottom and top part of the sculpture fit together with millimetres of precision. Jens Galschiot and a helper move the top part to the right position

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The Pillar of Shame is in front of Plaza de Lago, where it remained untill 1st May

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The sculpture has been liftet off the truck, using a hook which is taken off before being inauguration

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"The Pillar of Shame symbolizes the way the Mexican government treats the indigenous people" Jens Galschiot said in his speech at the inauguration.

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Many of visitors of the park stopped to listen to the speech of Jens Galschiot

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A representative of the CNI speeking

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Close-up of the plates of the Pillar of Shame

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The sculptor standing beside the second Pillar of Shame he has placed so far. The previous one was placed in Hong Kong in 1997 in memory of the Tiananmen massacre.

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The Pillar of Shame is being transportet by truck to the Chapultapec Park on Sunday morning, 18th April


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    Categories: 1999: The Pillar of Shame in Mexico | Happenings and Art Installations | 1996-?: The Pillar of Shame
    Themes: Criticism of governments | Indigenous peoples | Massacres
    Sculptures: Pillar of Shame
    Type: Photos
    Dates: 1999 | 18th April 1999 | 29th April 1999 | 1st May 1999 | 12th May 1999
    Locations: Acteal, Chiapas, Mexico | La Realidad, Lacandona jungle, Mexico | Chapultepec park, Mexico city, Mexico | Zócalo, Mexico city, Mexico | San Cristóbal, Chiapas, Mexico
    Co-operators and Helpers: Amado Avendaño, governor in rebellion | Bishop Samuel Ruiz | Carlos Rodrigo F. Sáenz | CIEPAC | Claudio Cifuentes | Colette Markus | Daniel Markus | Danish Embassy in Mexico | Finn Damgård Andersen | Fray Ba - Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolomé de las Casas | FZLN - Frente Zapatista de Liberación Nacional | Gómez Hernández Eliseo | Gloria Rico | Guy Markus | Internationalt Forum (Mayo) | Julie Greve Nielsen | Kasper Markus | Luca Martinelli | Mette Lindgren Christophersen | Niller Madsen | Ofelia Medina | Robert Etches | Silvie Cifuentes | Sofus Markus | Tinku (Mikkel og Doris) | Town Hall of México DF
    Partners: CLETA (Centro Libre de Experimentación Teatral y Artística) | CNI (Consejo Nacional Indígena) | Enrique Cisneros, CLETA | Las Abejas en Acteal
    Related Persons and Entities: Government of Mexico, 1999 | Immigration Office in San Cristóbal
    Sponsors: BUPL | DeTrey Dentsply AG, Schweiz | Fredsfonden | Funch Fonden | Gelsted/Kirk/Scherfig fonden | Kultursekretariatet i Odense Kommune | Lysgaard Fonden | Socialpædagogernes Landsforbund / National Federation of Social Educators | Socialpædagogernes Landsforbund i Vejle | Vedstaarup Lerfabrik A/S