Video: Symbiosis of forest and human creation: Ta Prohm monastery complex
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
A grandiose monastery complex Ta Prohmlocated in Cambodia, literally merged with the surrounding tropical forest: through the dilapidated buildings to the sky, huge trees break through, the height of which sometimes exceeds 40 meters. Such a unique cultural monument did not appear as a result of devastation - at one time the temple was deliberately left by its inhabitants at the mercy of the jungle.
History is silent about the motives for such a generous gift. It is only known that the monastery complex was built in the XII century by order of the king of the Khmer Empire Jayavarmana VII and he dedicated this building to his mother.
Monastery complex Ta-Prohm was both a Buddhist temple and a university. It is a maze of passages, galleries, buildings, with a total area of about one square kilometer. The building blocks were made from sandstone. No cementing material was used during the masonry, due to which such a symbiosis of forest and human construction became possible. By now, the trees have grown so firmly with the structure that some fragments of the Ta-Prohm complex would have simply crumbled without them.
Restoration work has been going on in the monastery complex for a long time, but they are of a very specific nature: stone buildings are being restored, but only if it does not harm the trees.
One curious incident is associated with the name of this majestic complex: Cambodians call Ta-Prohm "Temple of Angelina Jolie" … The fact is that it was here that some scenes of the fantastic action movie were filmed. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
The story of a huge monastery complex "donated" by the ancient Khmers to the jungle can cause bewilderment among modern people. However, the descendants of this people are no less specific people. Anyone can be convinced of this by looking at the tourist trains made of bamboo running in Cambodia.
Recommended:
An unusual symbiosis of photography and drawing in the works of an American artist
Timothy Pakron is an extraordinary American photographer. His creative endeavors range from outlandish experiments in the darkroom to deep and complex oil painting
The creative symbiosis of graffiti and sculpture: artwork by artist Marchal Mithouard
"Combine the incongruous" is the motto of the famous contemporary artist Marchal Mithouard. His works are colorful and recognizable, and the Marshal himself has long won a reputation in the creative environment as a person who is not inclined to compromise. However, this quality is also well traced in the artist's works. The creative symbiosis of graffiti and sculpture turns into beautiful canvases, which we will talk about in today's review
The paper forest of human fears. Forest of Fears, art project by Elsa Mora
Culturology.RF has already written about the graceful, skillful, multifaceted work of the contemporary artist Elsa Mora, and more than once. So, it was about the thinnest paper paintings of the author, and about flower people made of petals and blades of grass, and today - again about a paper masterpiece, but with a philosophical bias. How does human fear work out? Elsa Mora spoke about her in the Forest of Fears art project
"A Christmas tree was born in the forest": the story of the creation of the most popular New Year song in the USSR
There are many famous composers and poet in the world, whose works are not immediately remembered by many. And by the authors of the popular New Year's children's song, the picture turned out to be diametrically opposite. It was sung by the whole large Soviet country, but at the same time few people knew the names of the people thanks to whom this musical masterpiece appeared
Jugs and vases from the Coiled collection. Creation of designers Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yamamoto
At the beginning of the month, at the famous exhibition in Milan, the creative tandem of designers Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yamamoto presented to the audience their handmade project called Coiled. Note that the collection of multi-colored jugs and vases was made under the strict guidance of the women of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal not from woolen threads with knitting needles, but from beads, beads and wire, and is intended for the Swedish society Editions in Craft