The Ghostly Installation Inside The Church
By
Suzanne in
Bizarre
On 6th November 2014
St. George's Church in the Czech Republic was in danger of closing until a local artist saved the day. He added something to the church that made it special. It wasn't more holy water or statues. It was a haunting installation that played up the church's reputation for being cursed.
St. George's Church was abandoned and left to deteriorate for nearly three decades, but was saved for being cursed. What an interesting PR move. Even if you don't believe in curses, you'll love what Jakub Hadrava did.
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Lukova, Czech Republic
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The church was left to rot after its roof collapsed in the late 1960s.
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The locals took the collapse as a sign of bad luck and never returned.
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Until Jakub Hadrava turned the place into a work of art, that is.
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One spooky work of art.
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The ghosts are made out of plaster and fill the pews and the aisle of the church which was built in 1352
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Hadrava said the figures represent the ghosts of Sudeten Germans who lived in Lukova before World War Two and who came to pray at this church every Sunday
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After four decades local artist Mr Hadrava was brought in to attract visitors and investment.
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Jakub said: 'I wanted to make the church more attractive for visitors and try to raise some money for renovation work.
