“I don’t understand why this was done.” The new attraction arouses extreme emotions

Unusual, although slightly terrifying paintings have decorated the hills in Marczyce in Lower Silesia, which has caused a real storm on the Internet in recent days. The person behind the rock skulls project is Tomasz Miroszkin, an artist from Jelenia Góra, who shared the effects of his work on social media. There was no need to wait for reactions. Internet users from various parts of Poland are wondering whether in this case we are still dealing with art or vandalism.

Skull Hill in Lower Silesia

A hill in Marczyce, a small village next to Sosnówka in the Karkonosze district, was covered with black paint. Thus, a pile of huge stones turned into a cluster of large painted skulls. The Skull Hill project by Tomasz Miroszkin in the Giant Mountains located in the Karkonosze Mountains has aroused great interest among Internet users who are not quite able to take a common stance towards the new Lower Silesian attraction.

The biggest accusation against the creator is the destruction of the picturesque mountain area (although the Skull Hill, like many other anthropogenic attractions, is located outside the boundaries of the Karkonosze National Park). “The thing about nature is that the less human interference, the more beautiful… I don’t understand why this was done. It will soon turn out that there will be imitators,” says one of the people whose comment was included in an article by Gazeta Wyborcza. “Vandalism, even if it goes away… It’s sad that we still can’t respect nature at the expense of cheap sensation,” says another person.

Some people like the new attraction

Not everyone is so negative about temporary exposure. In the thicket of criticism, there are many voices of admiration for the idea and execution. “It looks great! I’m curious about looking for vandalism in this art. Is it just a few drops of paint that may fall off in the rain, because it doesn’t have a negative impact on the rock itself? It would be different in the case of a tree, but the rock probably doesn’t cry because of it,” we read. What does the author himself say about all this? In his Facebook posts, he admits that he is surprised by the unexpected publicity. “I am very surprised by the allegations about the toxicity of paints. After all, everything around us is painted, from cars, through furniture, everyday objects, and even the cups we drink from,” he says. As he explains, he used non-poisonous and soluble paints to create the mural.