KARABAKH SCULPTOR’S WIKIPEDIA MONUMENT UNVEILED IN POLAND
Arts and Culture | 23.10.14 | 15:48
A monument designed by an Armenian sculptor from Karabakh and dedicated
to Wikipedia was ceremonially unveiled in Slubice, Poland, this week.
The work by Mihran Hakobyan, a 30-year-old Stepanakert-based sculptor,
is the first monument dedicated to the internet-based encyclopedia.
In the years 2010-2013, Hakobyan graduated from the Polish Studies
for International Students at Collegium Polonicum in SÃ…~Bubice and
was awarded the title of licencjat (BA). In 2012, in recognition
for his work for the university and very good grades, he received the
Kulczyk Family Fund scholarship. Since 2011, he has been working in the
field of computer animation. He is the author of several animations,
including plasticine animated films promoting Collegium Polonicum
and Polish Studies for International Students. In 2013, he received
the audience award for his animated film “Umbrella” presented at the
Short Film Fund competition in Moscow.
The fiber-and-resin sculpture, designed by Armenian Mihran Hakobyan,
depicts the Wikipedia globe held up by four people.
Consistent with the Wikipedia logo’s globe, the world is shown as
being unfinished, ready to accept more knowledge.
The information as well as the photo of the statue is published in
the Monument’s section of Wikipedia.