Wolność słowa zakonspirowana w przestrzeni publicznej
Freedom of speech concealed in public space

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the various strategies employed during the second half of the twentieth century to represent ideas in public space. It focuses not on the classical monuments-subjects, but rather on the strategies for modifying the parameters of “empty” space so that the latter conveyed the intended content. When such content applied to the issue of freedom of speech and the purpose of the monument was to commemorate the efforts and achievements of specific individuals in that area, the designers faced specific and sometimes divergent requirements. One example of an endeavour to meet those requirements was the competition design for the Free Speech Memorial in Warsaw (2013) prepared by Katarzyna Wojtyga, Olaf Cirut, Piotr Winskowski and Jacek Godlewski.

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