Mellonik
Mellonik is a studious bearded dwarf by Agata Gwizd-Leszczyńska, dated 2013, listed at Powstańców Śląskich 13 (or Swobodna 1 per Wikipedia), about 1.7 km south-west of the Market Square.
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Mellonik
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Story
Mellonik sits in the Powstańców Śląskich area, about 1.7 km south-west of the Market Square, in a calm, studious pose. The photo shows a bearded dwarf in a cap with a pointed top, seated against green panels and holding a flat, tray-like object across his lap, his eyes cast down as if reading or counting. His name sounds like Mellon, and Wikipedia lists the BNY Mellon company next to him, so imagine a quiet accountant of the dwarf world, checking the figures one last time.
History & Significance
Wrocław's bronze dwarfs grew out of the Orange Alternative, a playful, non-violent protest movement of the 1980s whose members painted dwarfs on city walls. Since 2005 the city has filled its streets with bronze dwarfs, and there are now hundreds of them. wromap.pl credits the sculptor Agata Gwizd-Leszczyńska and dates him to 30 December 2013, with the address Powstańców Śląskich 13. Polish Wikipedia's list agrees on the sculptor, but gives the address Swobodna 1 and names BNY Mellon and the Aquarius Business House next to him. The two sources disagree on the address, and I could not tell which is current.
Inspiration
Wikipedia links him to BNY Mellon and the Aquarius Business House, and his name, Mellonik, looks like a diminutive of Mellon, so a corporate dedication is likely. That remains an inference: no source I found states the commission in so many words, and the sources disagree on his address.
Fun Facts
- wromap.pl dates him to 30 December 2013, and credits the sculptor Agata Gwizd-Leszczyńska.
- Polish Wikipedia gives a different address, Swobodna 1, and names BNY Mellon and the Aquarius Business House.
- His name looks like a diminutive of Mellon.
- In the photo he sits holding a flat, tray-like object in his lap, against green panels.
- Flebuś is the nearest dwarf in the city database, 180 m away.
How to Find This Dwarf
The address sources disagree: wromap.pl says Powstańców Śląskich 13, Wikipedia says Swobodna 1. The coordinates in our city database put him about 1.7 km south-west of the Market Square, near Flebuś, 180 m south. Solvek is 193 m north-east and Biegacz 285 m south-west. Check the address on site before a long walk.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the Mellonik dwarf?
wromap.pl says Powstańców Śląskich 13; Polish Wikipedia says Swobodna 1. The city database coordinates place him about 1.7 km south-west of the Market Square, near Flebuś.
Who made Mellonik and when?
Both wromap.pl and Polish Wikipedia credit Agata Gwizd-Leszczyńska. wromap.pl dates him to 30 December 2013; I found no second source for the date.
Is Mellonik connected to a company?
Polish Wikipedia lists BNY Mellon and the Aquarius Business House next to him, and his name resembles Mellon. No source I found says more than that.
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Photo shows him seated against green panels; surface and height were not verified, and the sources disagree on his address, so check on site.
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