Yellow penguins, Sculpture group at Kampa, Prague, Czech Republic
Yellow Penguins is a set of 33 identical yellow plastic penguins fixed to the embankment wall at the mouth of the Smíchov navigation canal on the Vltava, by the Kampa Museum and Sovovy mlýny on Kampa Island in Malá Strana, Prague. The penguins are linked by an electrical cable and light up.
The Cracking Art Group from Milan created this installation in 2008 as part of their global series of urban art projects. The work was one of their early interventions in Central Europe and demonstrated their commitment to raising environmental awareness through art.
The 33 identical penguins were made by the Italian Cracking Art Group for the 2008 exhibition "Re-evolution" at Museum Kampa. They are wired together and lit, and they sit on the embankment wall at the mouth of the Smíchov navigation canal. The group is also called the Penguin Queue on Kampa.
The installation is free and accessible at any time, with the best views from the riverside path near Museum Kampa. Visit during daylight hours for the most striking visual experience of the yellow color against the water and surroundings.
The 33 penguins are identical and wired together to a single electrical installation, so they light up as one group on the embankment wall. They stand at the mouth of the Smíchov navigation canal by the Sovovy mlýny mills, part of the outdoor area of the Kampa Museum.
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