Hydrosolarek

Story

Hydrosolarek looks up with a determined face, his chin lifted and his nose pointing at the sky, while one hand grips a heavy metal tool with a hinged jaw, much like a pipe wrench. He has short curly hair, a rough, cast beard and a worn grey-green bronze surface, and he stands beside the wall of a metal-clad building at ul. Szczecińska 19 in Leśnica. OpenStreetMap says he is to the left of the entrance door of the Shi wholesale outlet, reachable during the company's opening hours.

History & Significance

Hydrosolarek was made by sculptor Tomasz Moczek, according to wromap.pl and OpenStreetMap, which gives April 2020 as the start date. Wromap.pl gives no date. Wrocław's bronze dwarfs trace back to the Orange Alternative, a playful protest movement of the 1980s whose members painted dwarfs on city walls. Since the early 2000s the city has filled its streets with bronze dwarfs, and there are now hundreds of them, many in the quieter districts far from the Market Square. The address, ul. Szczecińska 19, is listed as the location of Hydrosolar Sp. z o.o. Dolny Śląsk in a business directory, which suggests the company is behind the dwarf, but we did not find a source that says so directly.

Inspiration

The name echoes Hydrosolar, the group whose branch is listed at ul. Szczecińska 19. The company's description says it has served builders and contractors for 30 years through 90 sales points, with SHI points acting as self-service warehouses where installers buy products from the shelf. The tool in the dwarf's hand fits that installer world, but no source describes the statue's design.

Fun Facts

• He was made by Tomasz Moczek.
• OpenStreetMap gives April 2020 as his start date.
• He stands to the left of the entrance of the Shi wholesale outlet and can be visited in business hours.
• He grips a heavy metal tool with a hinged jaw, like a pipe wrench.
• UEFek is the closest dwarf, 465 m to the north.

How to Find This Dwarf

Go to ul. Szczecińska 19 in Leśnica and look to the left of the wholesale outlet's entrance door. OpenStreetMap says he is available during the company's opening hours, and wromap.pl warns that access may be limited, so visit during the day. From here Wiwatek i Fanfarka are 428 m to the northeast, UEFek is 465 m to the north and Drimuś is 691 m to the north.

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Accessibility

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Stands at ground level beside the entrance of a business. OpenStreetMap says he is accessible during the company's opening hours, and wromap.pl says access may be limited by a barrier, fence or gate.