Pussy Riot‘s performance in a Moscow cathedral certainly brought them a great deal of publicity around the world, though rather more attention was given to their outlandish dress than their anti-Putin political views. Given their performance over the Occupy movement on their steps, I’m not sure that the reaction of St Paul’s to such an interruption would be greatly different from that of the Russian Orthodox Church. Though the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 did get rid of our common law offence of blasphemy, I’m sure there are plenty more offences that similar activists here could be charged with.
And while all these masks can be rather fun and occasionally dramatic, I really do prefer to photograph faces.
Though sometimes you can do both.
Many more pictures at Free Pussy Riot on My London Diary.
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