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Relations
First thing that caught my full attention after entering the gallery was of course the enormous canvas with hyperrealist depiction of a spruce forest by Adam Kašpar (“Smrkový prales”). I believe this was the case for many of us, as not only the size of this work, but also the amount of detail and time…
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Women’s Empowerment Through Mountains: Research
Women from different nationalities, different cultures and languages, different past, and stories, meet in the mountains with a goal in common; find themselves again. Mainly because nature is healing. Nature is soft. Nature is powerful. Mountains are the tip of these attributes. For this reason, during my research, I’m going to let other women’s experiences…
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Pilgrimage
While delving further into my research that revolves around the meaning of mountains in eastern philosophies, I thought about what would make it easier. If only there was a place that has shares its meaning with all, or at least most of the major philosophies/religions. To my luck, such place indeed exists – the mountains…
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Call of the Mountains
Mountains mean stability. Everything in our lives can change, but mountains will always be there. I believe that is why they play such an important role in our history. Since ancient times humans look for a little piece of magic in things they cannot control, my favourite example would be formatting star constellations. Although, unlike…
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guided
Inhale. Exhale. The warm feeling of the first rays of the spring on the eyelids. The crunch of snow underfoot. Alone, yet not lonely. Clear sky, clear air, clear soul. I am here. At this moment. Reconnected. Closer I am to the top, the more surrealistic it feels. As my muscles filled with blood get…
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What it feels like to conquer a mountain
I think I’ve always had a great ‘relationship’ with mountains. Because I was born and have lived all my life in Šumava, nature and mountains in particular are constantly part of my life. However, what might be slightly surprising is the fact that although I live just a couple of miles from a great ski…