Memorial functions as an intermedia installation that transfers the imaginative space of Cínovec Hill into the gallery environment. The aluminum blocks, inspired by the crystalline structure of lithium, refer to the natural wealth hidden within the mountain while simultaneously pointing to its vulnerability in the face of planned mining activities. By enlarging the form of the crystals to a scale that surpasses the viewer, the installation emphasizes the material essence of the landscape and reveals its hidden geological layers. The work creates a space for reflection on a landscape that once again stands on the threshold of large-scale extraction, this time in the name of the so-called green transition. It highlights the tension between environmental protection, the historical experience of the region, and contemporary demands for strategic raw materials. Conceived as a future memorial, the installation is a spatial gesture embedded within a landscape that carries layers of memory and history. It is not a monument in the traditional sense; it does not seek to establish a dominant landmark or a fixed point to which one must look up. Rather, it creates an open field where geological time, human labor, and the contemporary experience of the Ore Mountains converge, allowing past, present, and future to intersect and resonate with one another.
