A striking statue of Lenin is making waves in Poland. 

The fluorescent green statue of Vladimir Lenin depicting the communist revolutionary urinating has been erected in a Polish district and even features a strategically placed natural water feature for a more realistic effect.

The installation is causing much debate in Krakow where its part of a local art festival. 

This year's theme focuses entirely on the former industrial centre, where the giant Lenin Steel Mill was constructed.

Bartosz Szydlowski, one of the creators of the installation, told The Telegraph the statue demonstrates that residents of the town do have a sense of humour, and Nowa Huta itself is not just a “grey and gloomy” place.

The original Lenin has been relocated to Stockholm after it was purchased by a Swedish millionaire in 1992.