R-Evolution (Cochrane)

R-Evolution is the third and final sculpture in Marco Cochrane's series, The Bliss Project.

The 47-foot (14 m) tall, 32,000-pound (15,000 kg) R-Evolution sculpture is standing in a tadasana pose.

In December 2016, activists applied for a permit to display R-Evolution on the National Mall starting in November 2017 for the "Catharsis on the Mall" event,[1] but the permit was denied over fears the turf would be damaged.

Although the sculpture was too tall for temporary installations on the Mall, a height variance was issued and later revoked.

[2] Undaunted, the group instead applied to exhibit a 26-foot (7.9 m)-tall composite photograph of 27 naked women holding the same pose, which a spokeswoman called "a healing image and it's about making women feel safe in their environments.