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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
