Thanks to the sculpture exhibition, there will be an observation tower and a hermitage in Brno

Brno - At the intersection of sculpture and architecture, the fifth year of the exhibition Sculptures in the Streets - Brno Art Open is taking place. Some of the works can be entered, or draw inspiration from architectural and urban principles. The exhibition consists of works by eight authors placed outdoors in the streets, parks, and squares of Brno. About half of them were created specifically for Brno Art Open, and some of them have monumental dimensions.
    For example, sculptor Čestmír Suška had a giant lookout tower built in Moravian Square. It was created using his typical technique, which involves cutting through the shells of iron tanks and containers. "In this case, I cut a fuel tank and reassembled it," Suška described. The lookout tower is complemented by a smaller sculpture with a café.
    Jiří Příhoda will be installing an experimental sculpture-house made of laminated glass and unique "sandwich panels" formed in a vacuum at Špilberk in the coming days. "The material is ten times lighter than concrete, but has the same tensile strength as concrete panels. It’s an incredible technology, but it's still expensive," said Příhoda. The work titled Hermitage is meant for contemplation.
    As a tribute to what would have been the 90th birthday of the significant Brno author Dalibor Chatrný, the organizers included his object from 1982 in Starý Lískovec in the exhibition Sculptures in the Streets. The work titled Five Segments of a Circle is Chatrný's only monumental realization in architecture. The exhibition also features Ukrainian Daniil Galkin, Aleš Veselý, and three graduates of the Academy of Fine Arts: Jana Doležalová, Pavlína Hlavsová, and Eliška Perglerová.
    The number of artists and works is smaller this year compared to previous years. The reason is a stagnating budget, which has been two million crowns from the beginning. However, costs have been gradually increasing.
    Curator Magdalena Juříková would be pleased if at least one sculpture from each year of the exhibition could remain permanently in the streets. This year, according to her, it could be Suška's lookout tower or Aleš Veselý's work Before and After, which people can find at the corner of Jakubská and Rašínova streets.
    "It is very difficult to meet all the conditions and requirements for the placement of sculptures so that it is safe, does not obstruct, and has a dignified surrounding. It is a shame when a work disappears after two months," said the curator. The exhibition will last until August 30.