Dorota Nieznalska

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Dorota Nieznalska is an artist in Poland who, in 2003, was convicted and sentenced to six months of unpaid community service by a court for her installation art which included a cross with a penis on it. As of 2005 (May), the appeals process is continuing.

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[edit] the Passion installation

Dorota Nieznalska's installation titled Passion (allusion to christianity) was shown in the gallery Wyspa in Gdańsk for the year from January 14, 2001 to January 20, 2002. As was stated by the art critic Aneta Szyłak, the installation was composed of a metal cross of equal arm-lengths (Greek), of which one side shows a recurring shape of the object of a photograph showing the lower part of a male body - stomach, abdomen, loins and genitals - as well as a film showing a close-up of the face of a male exercising in a gym, which provides the background for the object which is suspended by a chain.

[edit] Court conviction

On July 18, 2003, Dorota Nieznalska was convicted of insulting religious feeling and was sentenced to six months' limited freedom on the condition that she carried out unpaid, supervised community work 20 hours per month and was required to pay court costs.

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