The mural by the street art artist David Strauzz was unveiled on March 7, 2023 in Prague during the press conference of the furniture company IKEA and the organization NeNa on the amendment of the law to help victims of domestic violence. David Strauzz at his work.
Prague – Czech-Canadian artist David Strauzz unveiled a mural on the theme of the fight against domestic violence today in Prague's Holešovice. The twenty-meter high visual work depicting a woman and encouraging slogans was created at the initiative of the furniture company IKEA. The city district of Prague 7 and the NeNa coalition fighting against violence against women are also partners.
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“I paint human stories,” stated Strauzz, explaining that his own childhood experiences with an abusive father also inspired him. “From a distance, the painting is more realistic, from up close you can see even small details and scars,” the artist described his work. The model was not a specific woman, but an “unknown warrior” as a reference to the unknown soldiers being honored, Strauzz added.
IKEA launched its project to support a safe home for all in the fall of 2020 in response to the proliferation of with cases of domestic violence during the covid-19 pandemic. On the occasion of International Women's Day, the new website probezpecnydomov.cz was launched today, which is dedicated to improving the legal protection of victims of domestic violence.
At the launch of the work, several representatives of Prague 7 were also present, including Mayor Jan Čižínský (Prague Sobě) and Prague councilor Hana Třeštíková (Prague Sobě). The municipality made available the wall on which the work was created.
All the participants of today's christening unanimously pointed out that the Czech legislation lacks a definition of domestic violence and there are other shortcomings in it. The government should receive the relevant bill for consideration during June. According to the government's legislative plan, the new rules should come into force in January next year.
