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In the Summer of 2018, after enjoying my first visit to Vienna in Austria, I approached the managers of one of the museums that really made an impact on me; The Kapuzinergruft or The Imperial Crypt.
The imperial crypt was established in 1617 at the Capuchin Monastery and contains 138 corpses, belonging to the Habsburg and Habsburg-Lothringer families.
The crypt is a very interesting and atmospheric place, containing a wide range of coffin designs, which chart the fashions of the day. I wanted to make a collection of work that would reflect the crypt's various functions;, as a family burial place, an active monastery and popular tourist attraction. But to also create a more personal connection between the visitors' lives and those of the people buried there.
After making a considerable amount of photographs and drawings, the resulting exhibition was a series of charcoal drawings, made from photographs of the general public, within the museum.
The exhibition was very well attended and supported by the Capuchin monks, it received national recognition in the press and the collection was purchased for permanent display, in the entrance of the museum.
The imperial crypt was established in 1617 at the Capuchin Monastery and contains 138 corpses, belonging to the Habsburg and Habsburg-Lothringer families.
The crypt is a very interesting and atmospheric place, containing a wide range of coffin designs, which chart the fashions of the day. I wanted to make a collection of work that would reflect the crypt's various functions;, as a family burial place, an active monastery and popular tourist attraction. But to also create a more personal connection between the visitors' lives and those of the people buried there.
After making a considerable amount of photographs and drawings, the resulting exhibition was a series of charcoal drawings, made from photographs of the general public, within the museum.
The exhibition was very well attended and supported by the Capuchin monks, it received national recognition in the press and the collection was purchased for permanent display, in the entrance of the museum.
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