Cauldron
Sculpture
1997
"Cauldron" was originally installed at Prague Castle, at the Plečnik Gallery, a converted private chapel for presidents, turned to an art space after the revolution. It is surrounded by the beautiful gardens designed by architect Josip Plečnik after WWI, inspired by the Biblical gardens of Paradise. The numerous cauldrons in the garden were the architect's ode to the female elements of containment, nurturing, holding, and water. The cauldron is also traditionally associated with witches and cooks.
Later installed at the Moravian Gallery in Brno, CZ for the exhibition “Melancholia”, the
room was adorned with Dureresque wallpaper, recalling the angel from the artist’s
famous print by that name. The floors were covered in moss from the local forests, and
the drip of the ice pack into the cauldron remembered time.
