Západná stena

Štefan Papčo

Štefan Papčo – Západná stena
Štefan Papčo – Západná stena
Štefan Papčo – Západná stena
Štefan Papčo – Západná stena
Štefan Papčo – Západná stena
Štefan Papčo – Západná stena
Štefan Papčo – Západná stena
Štefan Papčo – Západná stena
date:
measurements: výška 365.0 cm, šírka 674.0 cm
work type: sculpture › installation
material: spruce wood
technique: folding
installing
inscription:
institution: Slovenská národná galéria, SNG
inventory number: P 2860
tags: drevo
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The Western Wall uses a part of the gable roof of a rural farm building from the beginning of the 20th century from the region of Ružomberok. It is the place where the author comes from and which is connected to his childhood memories. 

The title is related to mountaineering, which is one of the author's characteristic themes – it refers to every climber's dream of ascending the Western Wall, perceived as a difficult and commendable achievement. 

The work also evokes nostalgia for the traditional, the lost or the archaic, and in a way it functions as a museum artefact.

lab.SNG ● Text from the atlas.sng.sk app for the exhibition Prologue: 12 Colours of Reality