fragments of a cup, wooden sticks; height 90 cm
purchased 2018 with the support of the Czech Ministry of Culture
This subtle spatial sculpture encodes the origins of a theme which Sceranková later developed further. It contains all the characteristic elements of her work – motion, the motif of destruction, sculptural spatial compositionality, and the use of items from everyday reality. The form of the sculpture also evokes molecular models; this is closely linked to Sceranková’s fascination with material, light, photons, and the phenomena of the universe as a whole. The tea-cup is fragmented into small pieces separated from their original whole shape, yet at the same time still held together by solid bonds – represented in this case by slim wooden sticks. The sculpture evokes the principle by which the entire universe functions; though it ostensibly shattered into fragments following the Big Bang, all its parts are nevertheless inextricably connected with each other. It is also possible to read the work as a comment on causality or the connection between individual parts and the entire whole – for example between a human being and the universe, or God…