{"id":4004,"date":"2022-12-30T16:39:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T15:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/?post_type=object&p=4004"},"modified":"2022-12-30T16:39:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T15:39:49","slug":"monument-to-danuta-siedzikowna-nom-de-guerre-inka","status":"publish","type":"object","link":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/obiekt\/monument-to-danuta-siedzikowna-nom-de-guerre-inka\/","title":{"rendered":"Monument to Danuta Siedzik\u00f3wna, nom de guerre: Inka"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technique: <\/strong>sculpture<\/p>\n

Material: <\/strong>aluminium, brass, granite<\/p>\n

Dimensions:<\/strong> 2.6 m<\/p>\n

Object:<\/strong> The monument commemorates Danuta Siedzik\u00f3wna, nom de guerre: Inka. It is a realistic sculpture of a woman in a pillbox hat with a cross-shaped pin, which refers to Siedzik\u00f3wna\u2019s function as a medical orderly. The figure is reduced to a bust set on a high plinth. The statue is cast in aluminium and brass, the plinth made of granite. Inka\u2019s head is slightly tilted to the left, her facial features are rendered with realistic accuracy and her gently curled hair falls onto her shoulders. She is depicted in a uniform with the collar slightly undone. To the right of the figure, the folds of her dress transform into an abstract, geometric form that features the \u201cKotwica\u201d Fighting Poland symbol. The figure is set on a granite plinth inscribed with:\u201dDanuta Siedzik\u00f3wna | 1928\u20131946 | Nom de guerre \u2018Inka\u2019 | Glory to the heroine\u201d. Right next to the base, in the lower part of the plinth, is a bronze plaque with the inscriptions:\u201dHome Army Vilnius | Kmicic | Narocz | \u0141upaszko\u201d. In the centre is a representation of the Golgotha with three crosses and the number 5 in the middle.<\/p>\n

On the back of the plinth is a small silver plaque informing that the statue was erected on the initiative of Archbishop S\u0142awoj Leszek G\u0142\u00f3d\u017a and the community of Gda\u0144sk Orunia. The donors of the statue are also listed, as well as the author of the sculpture and the date of its unveiling. Initially, the statue was meant to depict Inka in a flowing robe, but this idea was met with criticism: there were accusations of bad taste and associations with images of the Virgin. Instead of an approval for the project, permission was granted for a temporary placement of the statue, meant to remain in force until a building permit was obtained. The statue was entirely funded from donations.<\/p>\n

Danuta Siedzik\u00f3wna was a medical orderly with the 5th<\/sup> Vilnius Brigade of the Home Army under the command of Mayor Zygmunt Szendzielarz \u201c\u0141upaszko\u201d. She also acted as a liaison officer, taking part in actions against the NKVD and UB [Security Police in communist Poland]. She was arrested by UB in 1946 in Gda\u0144sk, where she went to get medical supplies. Despite being brutally tortured during interrogation, she did not reveal any information. The Military District Court sentenced her to death. Inka was executed on 28 August 1946 (the sentence was repealed in 1991). In 2015, Inka\u2019s remains were found in an unmarked grave in Gda\u0144sk\u2019s Garrison Cemetery.<\/p>\n

Place:<\/strong> The statue is located in a square on Go\u015bcinna Street, in the vicinity of Saint John Bosco\u2019s Church. The idea for the monument was coined by Salesians from the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Saint John Bosco parishes in Orunia. Danuta Siedzik\u00f3wna attended a Salesian school (in the Podlasie region) \u2013 this connection probably affected the decision to commemorate her in particular. Apart from placing the monument, municipal services tidied up the area around it and improved the aesthetic value of the surrounding space. Next to the statue is a plaque with a photograph of Danuta Siedzik\u00f3wna and her biography. This element was destroyed in 2017; the plaque was recreated and is still located near the monument.<\/p>\n

Information about the author:<\/strong> Andrzej Renes (b. 1958) is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (S. S\u0142onina\u2019s studio). Between 1985 and 1986, he studied at the Acad\u00e9mie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. His work has been exhibited at many solo and group exhibitions in Poland and abroad. He is the author of many monuments and statuettes, such as the monument to Cardinal Stanis\u0142aw Wyszy\u0144ski in Warsaw, monument to Stefan Starzy\u0144ski in Warsaw, WIKTOR statuette (Polish Television\u2019s award for personality of the year) and KISIEL statuette (Wprost <\/em>magazine award).<\/p>\n

Condition of the object:<\/strong> good<\/p>\n

Owner\/guardian: <\/strong>ZDiZ<\/p>\n

Author of the entry:<\/strong> Kinga Jarocka<\/p>\n

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