Artists Tomas Cap and Michal Kraus have turned public anger at Czech lawmakers into an art form. They have assembled a 'target' made up of small plastic boxes, each box bearing the portrait of lower-house deputies.

This plastic box assemblage has been placed on the wall of a Prague alternative gallery in front of a mounted air gun with all the ammo you need.

Visitors are invited to shoot the politico they love-to-hate, and many have been eagerly taking up the offer. Those keen to take a shot include people from all walks of life - from managers to pensioners.

The exhibition has been running for two weeks, and the target has suffered serious damage. Some lawmakers' faces are close to unrecognizable. Worst hit is opposition leader Jiri Paroubek, who is missing half his face. Also damaged are Paroubek's ally David Rath and Interior Minister Ivan Langer.

Other casualites are outgoing PM Mirek Topolanek and his girlfriend - lawmaker Lucie Talmanova.

Milan Mikulastik, the curator of the display, said he hopes the exhibition will "trigger a debate on the functioning of the political system."

He said he hopes the photos will last until the end of the exhibition on Sunday as "the artists want to send them to the lawmakers afterwards."