Rag
Artist:
Jerzy Bereś
Technique:
sculpture
Measurement:
190 × 220 × ø 34 cm
Date:
1971
The offered hand invites a handshake. However, its extension is a dirty flag with the inscription 'Rag'. We must decide whether we shall respond in kind to the seemingly friendly gesture, or whether we shall openly reject it. The work is a commentary on the epoch of the People's Republic of Poland.