Another view

Author: Šimralová Anna

Year of foundation: 2021

Technical University of Liberec
Faculty of Art and Architecture
Department of Art
Degree: Master
Year of studies: 1

In the summer semester, I continued to deal with the space of the Church of the Virgin Mary in Příbenice. The aim of my work is to perceive the interior of the church in a different spirit. During the summer semester, I went there and realized an idea with a water surface. With the help of my friend, we created a wooden structure of the pool 2x400x400cm. We placed a black tarpaulin in the space thus created and applied water. The water level reflected various parts of the interior of the church, which we would normally overlook. This created a different view of the place. I chose the shape of the construction intentionally square. This simple form seemed suitable to me for the exam, but I also thought about another shape that I could implement. It would be a circle or rather a barrel vault, which would give us a view of the presbytery. I also thought about how to breathe life into the place again. It occurred to me that there would be a lawn inside the interior. On that occasion, I am considering several variants of lawn layout. Either there would be a lawn all over the church, or he would walk through it all the way from door to door. My basic idea is to revive this place again. I was inspired to do so by the plants that are around, not inside this building. During the summer semester, I also focused on finding other churches (Branišov - Church of St. Blaise, Bochov - Church of St. James, Chotěbudice - Chapel of St. Stephen, Svatobor - Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary), in case I would in the church (Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Příbenice) could not carry out her diploma thesis.