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Poland’s civil society awakening – when stones turn political

While liberal forces in Poland lost the fight for electoral democracy in July, the battle within Polish civil society for counter-democracy is still in full swing.

By Camille Dobler

Poland’s civil society awakening – when stones turn political — Le Raton graffiti. | Author's image. All rights reserved.

Published: September 08, 2020, 10:57 am

Le Raton artwork at the corner of Mostowa and Podgorska streets in Kazimierz in Krakow, July 2020. It has now been erased.

Following the last round of the Polish Presidential elections mid-July, a new artwork by Krakow street-artist Le Raton was spotted in the former Jewish neighbourhood of Kazimierz facing the Vistula river and the local lovers-bridge. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the Rule and Justice Party, stands still while a pierced heart-shaped balloon floats away from him.

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