The Anonymous Passerby statue depicts a dozen life-size bronze figures “descending” and “emerging” from under the sidewalk on two sides of the roadway. The author of the 1977 installation did not modernize it; the figures remain in 1970s clothing. <\/p>\n
The monument to the Anonymous Passerby stands at the intersection of \u015awidnicka Street and Pilsudski Street. If you want to get to the place by car, it is best to leave your car in the parking lot at Kosciuszko Square or in the underground (paid) parking lot at Liberty Square. <\/p>\n
The area around the attraction can be reached by public transportation:<\/strong><\/p>\n MPK Wroc\u0142aw tickets are the easiest to buy on streetcars and buses. At the vending machine, point to the ticket of your choice and apply the card to the reader, where the ticket will encode.\u00a0The device does not print a paper version. <\/strong>Tickets can also be purchased from vending machines at bus stops and kiosks.<\/p>\n Jerzy Kalina’s installation “Passage” was created in 1977 for the “<\/span>Vox Populi“<\/span> television program on contemporary art. It was set up at the intersection of Swietokrzyska and Marszalkowska streets in Warsaw. Jerzy Kalina dressed the group of plaster figures in real clothes, which he painted with gray paint. The artist’s work went to the Wroclaw National Museum for several decades. In 2005, a bronze version of it was unveiled in the center of Wroclaw. <\/p>\n The Anonymous Passerby monument has been mentioned in urban architecture and design polls. In 2011, it made it to Newsweek magazine’s list of the 15 most beautiful places in Poland, and the U.S. magazine Budget Travel recognized the installation as one of the most unusual places in the world. \u00a0<\/p>\n The sculpture was also listed in www.boredpanda.com among the most creative sculptures in urban space and in a similar ranking by the prestigious magazine “Arch2O” as the only object from Poland.<\/p>\n The Anonymous Passerby statue is eagerly photographed and is one of the most popular outdoor sculptures in Wroclaw.<\/p>\n Jerzy Kalina’s installation was the starting point for a discussion on the reception of contemporary art. Several years after the show, it was read as an artistic prophecy about the introduction of martial law. Jerzy Kalina, on the other hand, explained that it was a symbol of a Polish affliction, i.e. a “lame coma.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","categories":["Monuments and sculptures"],"lat":51.10155403848681,"lng":17.029006638345322}\n
Monument to Anonymous Passerby – history<\/h2>\n
What does the Anonymous Passerby Monument symbolize?<\/h3>\n