This series of three-dimensional collages is based on the reuse of old, damaged wooden sculptures. Fragments of sculptures, having lost both their original function and their wholeness, are reassembled into new objects. Each of them carries traces of different periods, artistic styles and histories, spanning decades or even centuries.
The individual fragments retain the traces of their original existence. Rather than restoring them, the work brings them together in a new context, where each part becomes part of a different narrative. The resulting object exists on the boundary between preservation and transformation, connecting historical sacred sculpture with a contemporary artistic language.
The layered structure of the works invites multiple readings. They may recall the destruction of religious artefacts under the Communist regime in former Czechoslovakia, while at the same time evoking the logic of digital image-making, where separate elements are combined into a new visual reality. Each fragment preserves its own history, yet acquires a different meaning through its relationship with the others.
At the centre of the series is the figure of Christ — not only as a religious symbol, but also as part of a shared cultural memory. Every viewer brings their own experience or association to these works, assembling a personal narrative. Just as each sculpture is composed of many separate parts, each of us takes away a different part of Christ’s story. The work’s meaning, therefore, emerges not only from the object itself but also from the perspective of the person standing before it.