Levitation I

The Levitation I, 2017

Bronze cast 2014 - first cast in a series of two casts), bronze, stainless steel, granite

Life size figure, pedestal height 16 cm

Private terrace, Prague

Photos: Ondřej Polák and the author’s archive

Study of The Chapel

Concept study of the chapel at the Zlatý Orel hotel, 2014

Assumption of materials used:

· foundation – reinforced concrete construction with stone cladding and paving
· columns – granite
· stone wall in three fields between the columns – quarried sandstone
· beam supporting structure forming the roof – spruce with surface treatment
· roofing – split wooden shingle
· canteen – granite
· cross – stainless steel (damasteel)
· bell – bronze
· railing – patinated iron
· chapel lighting – LED

Estimated size: (dimensions shown in drawings) height 8.8 m, width 4.67 m

Private investor, Ostravice, Beskydy Mountains

Co-author: Ing. architect Pavel Malina

The chapel is primarily designed for wedding ceremonies, but it is assumed that it will be consecrated and can therefore also be used for ordinary church ceremonies. One of the possibilities offered is the consecration of the chapel of St. Catherine (or St. Catherine of Alexandria).

 

Read the Study here

The Pilgrim

Idea study - The Pilgrim, 2013

Expected material: bronze, stainless steel, base - black polished granite, foundation concrete

Estimated size: 6 x 5 x 7 m (h x w x d)

What

A figure of a walking man who is connected to the black disc circles on the ground through branching roots and braid. The braid turns into a pilgrim’s staff.

How

Amodeled male nude in approximately life size. Figure cast from patinated bronze. The root parts are either also made of bronze, or a combination of bent and welded stainless steel. The base consists of nine circular slabs of black polished granite. Everything is anchored in the foundation concrete.

Why

Awalking pilgrim, a person traveling through the landscape – through life, through all the dangers and events of life. He goes through the world and can’t just avoid touching the dark places. The nine dark circles can be both a symbol of wandering through the universe, but also a kind of paraphrase of Dante’s wanderings.