The Nymphae
Levitation I
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.