Gnome, Sweet Gnome (1)
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NOME, SWEHT NOME o moy look silly, ul the numerous nomes of Wroclow deliVer n imporlonl messoge, oy s Duncon Rhodes spend most of your ime with neck iltcrl upwards, aking in the the city's lnrncd Gothlc spires and Baroque gables. Buf Blance downwards and you'll discofer a mor€ modern addition to the tlwn's ,treasures: a mushrooming of :little leprechauns triking poseC on,$e.citys pivements. These l)atronallc lrcy lr;rvc ;ot'rr uppcarirrg arrrrrrrtl lrr: ()itl I'crwrr sirrcc 2005. Wlrcreas lrt:il :utc ;rctor night prorrrJrt cynics lc r rlisrrriss hc da[t dwarves as little nrore lrarr tourist girnrnick, ehincl thcir rosy faccs and absurd attirc li es a 'l'he gnonrc was a syrrrbol of ' th e Orange Alterrrativc Movement, which soug,ht to rrndernrinc Comrnunisrrr irr Wroclaw in th c latc l9B0s. l-cd by Waltlernal lr.y<lrych. r 'l'lrc Major, the Orangc Altcrnativc optcd against direct con[lontatioll l tlrr: overrrnrent, tagilrg instcad a rrrrrrrber f rirliculous stunts, intcndcd o rcllcct lhc ricliculcus atrrre of tltc Corrntrrrrst egirne. Sirrging Stalinist nthcrrrs o bernuscd clrirnpanzecs r r Wroclaw oo arrd caclirrg a 2,,000-stnrrrg rrarch rlernancling tlre releasc o{ Santa Claus hc d been banncd an<l cplacerl by lhe lnrrre socialist Iratlrer Fro:;t) wcle tw o ol 'flte Major's nrore rrrenrorable coups. (irrr.rnrcs, it h thcir pctrchant lo r trouble, were a natural rnascot for thc Moverncrrt an<l supprrrtcrs regularly tlressctl thcnrsclvcs in luminous orarrge hats and drcv picturcs of gnonles on builtlings wherevcr anti- governn)el)t slogans rarl ;ccn eraserl by the establishrncnt's airrtbnrslres. lbday, thc rcsrrrgencc of these mischievous nttnchkrns as oroved so popular that the littlc fellas arc bcing threatened with pest control. Twenty new Srronlcs sprung up around tlre city last auturnn alone, and many companies are cashing in on their popularity by commissiorring hern right prompting ears by the council hat the gnorne s "selling ut". 'l-hele arc no immediate lans o pull th e plug ust ye t though, nd wo more of the critters by original artist lbmasz Moczek www.moczek.com) av e lready been unveiled n 2008. Look out for a cheeky chappie making phone calls on the Rynek and one riding he tram. I-et's hope he sets a good example by validating is icket. W and chances ar e vou'll diminutive:dudes an be found riding pigecjns,,lnpphing,on umplings, aking naps pn street orners or even swingirrg from I ampposts., After you've tripped over lyout. third one, you might ask, "Wh{ exactly are these fellows, an<i wherb did thev come rom?" heri did the.ycome rom?" Wdn, hgqg glomes, or krosndle s hcy are qrown n Pplish, re he work of local artistlTomaq,lttloczek nd with thc city's t... 3i3,ifr.'liX8i,:'i: ^ & oF REsrsTANcE,,1:t;;:ir: BUT oME ORRYji,i;-;, M.I4!E^.._ ''i":t in flont o[ lhcil slurp windows.
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NOME,SWEHTNOMEo moy look silly, ul the numerous nomesof WroclowdeliVer n imporlonl messoge, oysDuncon Rhodes
spendmostof your ime with neck iltcrl
upwards, aking in the the city's lnrncd
Gothlcspiresand Baroquegables.
Buf Blance downwards and you'll
discofer a mor€ modern addition to
the tlwn's ,treasures:a mushrooming
popujationof :little leprechauns triking
poseCon,$e.citys pivements.These
l ) a t r ona l l c l r cy l r ; r vc ; o t ' r ruppca r i r r g
arrrrrrr t l l r r : ( ) i t l I 'crwrr sirrcc 2005.
Wlrcreas l r t : i l :utc ;rctor night prorrrJrt
cynics lc r r l isrrr iss hc da[t dwarves as
l i t t lenrore l rarr tour istgirnrnick, ehincl
thcir rosy faccs and absurd attirc li es a
nrore seri<.lus ressalle.'l 'he
gnonrc was a syrrrbol of ' the
Orange Alterrrat ivc Movement, which
soug,ht to rrndernr inc Comrnunisrrr
i r r Wroclaw in th c latc l9B0s. l -cd by
Waltlernal lr.y<lrych. r'l'lrc
Major, the
Orangc Altcrnat ivc optcd againstdirect
con[ lontat io l l l t l r r : overrrnrent,tagi l rg
instcad a rrrrrrrber f r i r l iculousstunts,
intcndcd o rcl lcct lhc r ic l iculcus atrrre
of t l tc Corrntrrrrst egirne.
SirrgingStal in ist nthcrrrs o bernuscd
clr i rnpanzecsr rWroclaw oo arrd cacl i r rg
a 2,,000-stnrrrg rrarch rlernancling tlre
releasco{ SantaClaus hc d been banncd
an<l cplacerlby lhe lnrrre socialist
IratlrerFro:;t)wcle two ol 'f lte
Major 's nrore rrrenrorable
coups. ( i r rr . rnrcs, it h thcir
pctrchant lo r trouble, were
a natural rnascot for thc
Moverncrrt an<l supprrrtcrs regularly
tlressctl thcnrsclvcs in luminous
orarrge hats and drcv picturcs of
gnonles on builtlings wherevcr anti-
governn)el)tslogans rarl ;ccn eraserlby
the establ ishrncnt 'sairr tbnrslres.
lbday, thc rcsrrrgencc of these
mischievous nttnchkrns as oroved so
popular that the littlc fellas arc bcing
threatened with pest control. Twenty
new Srronlcs sprung up
around tlre city last
auturnn alone, and many
companies are cashing
in on their popularity by
commissiorring hern right
promptingearsby the council hat the
gnornes "selling ut".' l-hele
arc no immediate lans o pull
the plug ust ye t though, nd wo more
of the critters by originalartist lbmasz
Moczekwww.moczek.com)ave lready
beenunveiled n 2008.Look out for a
cheeky chappie making phone calls
on the Rynekand one riding he tram.
I-et'shopehe setsa good exampleby
validating is icket.W
and chances are vou'll
diminutive:dudes an be found riding
pigecjns,,lnpphing,onumplings,aking
napspn street ornersor evenswingirrg
fromI
ampposts.,After you've tripped
over lyout. third one, you might ask,
"Wh{ exactly are these fellows, an<i
wherb did thev come rom?"heri did the.ycome rom?"
Wdn, hgqgglomes,or krosndle s hcy
are qrown n Pplish, re he work of local
artistlTomaq,lttloczekndwith thc city's
t . . .
3i3,ifr.'liX8i,:'i:^&oFREsrsTANcE,,1:t;;:ir:BUT oME ORRYji,i;-;,
M.I4!E^.._''i":t
in f lonto[ lhci l s lurpwindows.
