Engaged art versus engaged anthropology. Thoughts on the research in Gdańsk Shipyard
The article considers the role of engaged anthropology in the context of engaged art, as a critical comment on the changes in meaning of public space and the symbols connected with it. The studies are based on research, conducted among the participants of Artist  Colony, which was established on Gdańsk Shipyard’s territory in year 2001. The issues that need to be deliberated on are: the relevance of „Solidarność” birthplace to artistic expression, the researchers presence there, the relations between „engaged art” and „engaged anthropology”, as well as between the artist itself and a researcher.

Engaged art versus engaged anthropology. Thoughts on the research in Gdańsk Shipyard
The article considers the role of engaged anthropology in the context of engaged art, as a critical comment on the changes in meaning of public space and the symbols connected with it. The studies are based on research, conducted among the participants of Artist  Colony, which was established on Gdańsk Shipyard’s territory in year 2001. The issues that need to be deliberated on are: the relevance of „Solidarność” birthplace to artistic expression, the researchers presence there, the relations between „engaged art” and „engaged anthropology”, as well as between the artist itself and a researcher.