Sculpture Line
Ratměřice 2020

The Sitting Lioness statue was created as a design for a five-meter monumental statue that would enliven and thematically complete the Parukářka hill (the highest peak in Prague) in the specific Prague district of Žižkov. The theme reflects the strong (somewhat self-ironic) patriotism of the rebel, mostly working-class district, which has always been critical of the ruling establishment. The distinctive ornamental relief on the surface of the sculpture was originally created for technological reasons, ie as an acknowledged supporting metal skeleton for attaching wrought copper plates, but eventually became an element that makes a simple sculptural theme a magical object reminiscent of Egyptian or Assyrian archaeological artifacts.