Head of Franz Kafka
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| Head of Franz Kafka | |
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| Hlava Franze Kafky (Czech) | |
.jpg) The sculpture in 2014 | |
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| Artist | David Černý |
| Subject | Franz Kafka |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 50°04′54″N 14°25′15″E / 50.08166°N 14.42082°E | |
The Head of Franz Kafka (Czech: Hlava Franze Kafky), also known as the Statue of Kafka,[1] is an outdoor kinetic sculpture by David Černý depicting Czech German-language writer Franz Kafka, installed on 31 October 2014 outside of the Quadrio shopping mall in Prague, Czech Republic.[2][3][4]
The price was 30 million crowns, paid by the investor CPI Property Group together with the adjacent Quadrio complex.
Kafka himself worked in the nearby building of a saving bank.[5]
The kinetic sculpture is 10.6 metres tall and made of 42 rotating stainless-steel panels weighting 24 tonnes in total.[6] Each layer is mechanized and rotates individually.[7] Inside, there are 21 motor modules and 1 kilometre of cables.
The programming of the sculpture's movements can be changed and the artist can create new choreographies. The flip side of this is the high maintenance, as servicing must be done every fortnight.[8]
