„And it will become a part of this place.” How a monument becomes the Monument Cover Image

„I stanie się on częścią tego miejsca”. Jak pomnik staje się pomnikiem
„And it will become a part of this place.” How a monument becomes the Monument

Author(s): Natalia Gancarz
Subject(s): Visual Arts, Sociology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Sociology of Art
Published by: Muzeum Okręgowe w Tarnowie
Keywords: Roma and Sinti; Poland; Borzęcin; Roma genocide; forest; memory; Roma monuments

Summary/Abstract: The history of the Memory of the Roma Genocide Memorial erected in the forestin the village of Borzęcin (Little Poland). The piece outlines the idea of the monument’s author – a concept that evolves as the monument is affected by the passage of time and events occurring in it’s surrounding.The history of the Memory of the Roma Genocide Memorial erected in the forest in the village of Borzęcin (Little Poland). The piece outlines the idea of the monument’s author – a concept that evolves as the monument is affected by the passage of time and events occurring in it’s surrounding.

  • Issue Year: 9/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 134-142
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English, Polish, Romany