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Artist focusing on European castle ruins, cityscapes of medieval Europe and portraits of classical and Gothic horror figures. I perform a presentation to local libraries that connects supernatural characters with the ancient stone sites and historical people that inspired their stories.
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"The Machine," a display at the Kafka Museum.

Prague, Czechia

Franz Kafka Museum

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

Tableau on the Charles Bridge depicting Saint John at the bottom of the Vltava River.

Prague, Czechia

Location of Saint John of Nepomuk's Martyrdom

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

A replica Bradac on the Prague Venice wharf.

Prague, Czechia

Bradáč

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

The fetus at night.

Prague, Czechia

David Černý's Embryo

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

Kaplica Czaszek (Chapel of Skulls)

Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland

Kaplica Czaszek (Chapel of Skulls)

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.

The "gothic gate."

Adršpach, Czechia

Adršpach-Teplice Rocks

Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.

Český Ráj (Bohemian Paradise)

Turnov, Czechia

Český Ráj (Bohemian Paradise)

Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.

Skalní obydlí, Lhotka 1

Lhotka, Czechia

Skalní obydlí Lhotka (Cliff Dwelling in Lhotka)

Every part of this unusual home is built into the sandstone rock.

The chapel at the castle.

Blatce, Czechia

Houska Castle

Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.

The Devil's Heads.

Želízy, Czechia

The Devil Heads

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

Melník Chapel of Bones

Melnik, Czechia

Melník Chapel of Bones

Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.

Ground floor archaeological remains and notice board.

Prague, Czechia

Palladium Shopping Mall

Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.

Inside the cafe

Prague, Czechia

Municipal House

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

Man Hanging Out

Prague, Czechia

Man Hanging Out

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

Statue of Franz Kafka with headphones for size comparison.

Prague, Czechia

Statue of Franz Kafka

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Exterior of the Old New Synagogue.

Prague, Czechia

Old New Synagogue

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Old Jewish Cemetery of Prague.

Prague, Czechia

Old Jewish Cemetery

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

The 'Idiom' installation at the Prague Municipal Library.

Prague, Czechia

‘Idiom’

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

The paternoster lift at the Prague City Hall.

Prague, Czechia

Paternoster Lift

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

The mummified forearm

Prague, Czechia

The Thief's Arm at Kostel Sv. Jakuba Vetsiho

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

Cloak of Conscience.

Prague, Czechia

'Il Commendatore' ('Cloak of Conscience')

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

The meridian line.

Prague, Czechia

Prague Meridian

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Prague Astronomical Clock

Prague, Czechia

Prague Astronomical Clock

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

BDSM masks in the sex machines museum in Prague.

Prague, Czechia

Sex Machines Museum

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

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