© BoysPlayNiceThe ground floor features cloakrooms, showers, and changing rooms for the outdoor pool. There is also an Aqua bar counter, which serves both the outdoor and indoor swimming areas. © BoysPlayNiceThe outdoor swimming pool remains mostly unchanged New stainless steel insertions were fitted into the existing pools The adventure pool boasts a relaxation area with a massage bench There is a wading pool for the little ones The swimming pool offers three lanes with a length of 50 m A non-swimming component features bubble massage benches Refreshments are provided for visitors in an outdoor bar in the very center of the complex near the swimming pools You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Health care workers prepare to transport a COVID-19 patient from an intensive care unit (ICU) at a hospital in Kyjov to hospital in Brno students and retired doctors to help shore up buckling health care systems Many faced a shortage of medical personnel even before the pandemic and now the virus has sickened many health workers Health care workers transport a COVID-19 patient from an intensive care unit (ICU) at hospital in Kyjov to a hospital in Brno Health care worker attends to COVID-19 patients at an intensive care unit (ICU) at a hospital in Kyjov Health care workers transport a COVID-19 patient from an intensive care unit (ICU) at a hospital in Kyjov to hospital in Brno People arrive to be tested for COVID-19 in Warsaw Medical workers wait for their next patients to test at a COVID-19 testing center in Warsaw A medical worker takes a man’s temperature at a COVID-19 testing center in Warsaw A health care worker puts on personal protective equipment (PPE) before tending to COVID-19 patients at an intensive care unit (ICU) at a hospital in Kyjov a 22-year-old student at a vocational school A health care worker walks in hallway at a hospital in Kyjov Czech Republic (AP) — Soldiers in Poland are giving coronavirus tests American National Guard troops with medical training are headed to the Czech Republic to work alongside doctors there A Czech university student is running blood samples to labs and the mayor of the capital is taking shifts at a hospital With cases surging in many central European countries students and retired doctors are being asked to help shore up buckling health care systems the head of the cardiac surgery ward at a Polish hospital said on a day when daily COVID-19 cases rose 20% nationwide many countries in the region faced a tragic shortage of medical personnel due to years of underfunding in their public health sectors and an exodus of doctors and nurses to better paying jobs in Western Europe after the nations joined the European Union in 2004 with the virus ripping through their hospitals Over 13,200 medical personnel across the Czech Republic have been infected It’s not just clinicians these countries need Both Poland and the Czech Republic are building field hospitals as beds fill up on wards and authorities say there are only 12 ventilators left in all hospitals taking COVID-19 patients in the region around Warsaw Many in the region imposed tough restrictions in the spring — including sealing borders and closing schools stores and restaurants — and saw very low infection rates even as the virus killed tens of thousands in Western Europe But now many central European countries are seeing an onslaught similar to the one their western neighbors experienced — and the same dire warnings As he announced new restrictions last week Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis put a date on when his country’s health system would collapse if the new regulations were not imposed to slow the virus’s spread: between Nov With one of the highest infection rates in Europe the Czech Republic’s hospitals are desperately looking for volunteers The government is deploying thousands of medical students to hospitals and other students to testing sites volunteered to help do initial exams of possible coronavirus patients at a university hospital 28 medical personnel from the Nebraska and Texas national guards are expected to arrive to help treat patients at Prague’s military hospital and a new field hospital at the city’s exhibition ground Croatia has asked former doctors to come out of retirement to help in hospitals while Slovenia has put retired physicians and current medical students on standby in case its situation deteriorates is mobilizing soldiers to conduct COVID-19 testing so medical professionals can focus on helping patients as Warsaw’s National Stadium and other spaces are being transformed into field hospitals the country reported new record highs in daily infections and on Thursday it also announced a record number of daily deaths deaths among people with cancer and other illnesses are also rising because doctors and nurses simply cannot keep up with their care the head of the cardiac surgery ward at the Interior Ministry Hospital in Warsaw “The numbers of victims of this pandemic are not just the patients dying directly from COVID-19,” Suwalski said “There are also (patients) who die because of the change of conditions and even the collapse of the medical system.” The problem is felt especially keenly in small town hospitals that don’t have the resources of university medical centers says staffing became critical in October as the number of COVID-19 patients doubled over three weeks to almost 60 He appealed for volunteers on social media and got so many offers that the hospital could pick who it needed the hospital chose people who have some medical training They keep a roster of others they can call if they need them and this is something as a firefighter I can do,” said Antonin Kuchar the deputy mayor and a volunteer firefighter who has helped move patients around the hospital a mechanical engineering student at a university in Brno The 20-year-old has first-aid training and was couriering blood samples around the hospital campus chief of the intensive care unit in Kyjov that treats COVID-19 patients in serious condition “It’s impossible to replace those doctors by anyone else because you need a long time to gain experience to become a good intensive care specialist,” Vyhnal said “The problem is that a small group of doctors and nurses will have to take care of a high number of patients treated with lung ventilation.” As the number of coronavirus patients rises the hospital has closed several wards: ones for ear “We have been forced to stop doing planned operations but we have to go on with urgent ones,” Wenzl He said he and his staff are ready to work on their days off “to prevent an Italian scenario,” referring to how hospitals there became overwhelmed Associated Press writer Dusan Stojanovic contributed from Belgrade and construction falls right in line with the latter kind of hydrological architecture The architects describe the inception of the project as the modernisation of the outdoor public swimming pool design that dates back to the early 20th century with the establishment of the river swimming spa The ‘modernisation’ eventually led to the construction of a new indoor pool to complement it and other ancillary structures to constitute a complex Historicity seems an essential backbone for the project with the project’s location triangulated between the city centre serving as further impetus for a chance interactibility for pedestrians While the site is affronted by 100-year-old trees on the side of the existing context the new forecourt for the outdoor pool also extends and is tied seamlessly with the pedestrian and cycling route from the city centre and other urban amenities invite passers-by into the complex and onto the outdoor terraces accessible from the lobby users of the pool may experience the expanse of the landscape outside Both pool areas on the inside and outside of the structure have been fitted out to encapsulate multifarious experiences for swimmers of all age groups, including benches with massage jets, pool spouts, water slides, a whirlpool, and a wading pool for children with the exception of a basketball hoop only in the outside deck The indoor pool area is further subdivided into the swimming and adventure pools The latter comprises five saunas with different sizes The ground floor of the wellness area is rounded out by a cooling pool and a relaxation room with a Barrisol starry sky along with the Aqua bar counter that serves both the indoor and outdoor pools Minimal modifications were made to the outdoor pool area with steel insertions structurally reinforcing the existing pools backing the idea of an interventive extent—and the idea of architectural style and statement—in projects such as this and novice academic with over eight years of multidisciplinary experience spanning core and allied disciplines in architecture and design Anmol works to steer the platform’s editorial across the architecture and design verticals geared towards intertwining theory and praxis and responsible journalism in creative disciplines He has an MA in History and Critical Thinking from the AA School and continues working out of STIR’s London outpost His academic work and enquiry revolve around housing the democracy of access in architecture and design Cinema and its relationship to space continue to fascinate him personally STIR engages with the curators of the Togo Oman and Qatar pavilions—debuting at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025—on representation the book presents a fictional story depicting algorithms exercising control over humans and how this affects the built environment Tipnis shares how the toolbox democratises the practice of restoration via DIY resources to repair tangible urban heritage made of common building materials The government-funded jackfruit processing unit and community centre employ a participatory approach processing waste into value-added products Exclusive preview for subscribers. 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Learn More © Copyright 2019-2025 STIR Design Private Limited Please confirm your email address and we’ll send you a link to reset your password All your bookmarks will be available across all your devices Password must be 8 characters long including one capital letter By creating an account, you acknowledge and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy by STIR Select the Conversation Category you would like to watch Please enter your details and click submit Single account access for STIRworld.com,STIRpad.com and exclusive STIRfri content Verification link sent to check your inbox or spam folder to complete sign up process by Anmol Ahuja | Published on : Jan 09 Album illustrated with scenes from Jiri Bader’s life The album was given to Jiri on the occasion of his Bar Mitzva celebrated in Theresienstadt in April 1944 Jiri was deported to Auschwitz and murdered just two months before Jiři’s Bar Mitzvah the Bader family was deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto along with the rest of the Jews of Kyjov it was impossible to celebrate Jiři’s Bar Mitzvah on time.In April 1944 they finally marked the occasion in the ghetto youth club In spite of the restrictions and difficult conditions Jiři's family and friends prepared gifts for him: he received a prayer shawl in a cloth bag that was made from fabric remnants; an album illustrated by the talented caricaturist Max Placek with his life-story in words and pictures; and a leather wallet made in one of the ghetto workshops Jiři and his father Pavel were deported to Auschwitz Yad Vashem Artifacts CollectionDonated by Vera (Bader) Weberova Jiri and Vera Bader and their classmates in the Jewish school in Kyjov during the Nazi occupation Jiri is in the center behind the girl with the light jacket Vera is standing behind the girl with the doll The Bader family led a traditional Jewish lifestyle and owned a store that enabled them to live comfortably the Bader family was deported to Theresienstadt along with the rest of the Jews of Kyjov it was impossible to celebrate Jiri’s Bar Mitzva on time they were finally able to mark the occasion in the ghetto youth club Jiri's family and friends prepared gifts for him: he received an album illustrated by the talented caricaturist Max Placek with his life-story in words and pictures a prayer shawl and its cloth bag that was made from fabric remnants and a leather wallet made in one of the ghetto workshops Six months after the Bar Mitzva celebration Vera and their father Pavel were ordered to report for deportation who worked in a factory as an “essential worker for the Nazi war effort” pleaded in vain to be allowed to join her family on the transport out of Theresienstadt and decided that Vera would not report for deportation Vera described their predicament following the deportation order: Jiri and myself appeared on the transport list of the 23rd of October was exempt from the list but she ran to the Aeltestenrat time and again to request that she be allowed to join us We were told that we were being taken to a labor camp – similar to Theresienstadt (even then they didn’t know about Auschwitz and that the transport was being sent there) I wanted very much to join father and Jiri because all my friends were on that transport (I was 10 or 11 at the time) I was present at the discussion between mother and father regarding Jiri and remember it clearly: Father wanted Jiri to go with him – Jiri was already old enough to work and it would be easier if the two were together as they could help each other – and mother agreed I stayed with mother and went to work with her I worked with her and also acted as a messenger; mother never allowed me out of her sight.” Vera and her mother survived the war and returned to their family home in Kyjov They preserved many possessions from their time in Theresienstadt and over the years Vera has donated many of them to the Artifacts Collection In a final letter that Jiri sent to his uncle Father and I have been forced to travel to an unknown destination now it is up to you to keep us healthy by sending small packages to us and to mother We’re relying on you.We hope to see you soon,Yours,Jiri” The Yad Vashem website had recently undergone a major upgrade The page you are looking for has apparently been moved We are therefore redirecting you to what we hope will be a useful landing page For any questions/clarifications/problems, please contact: webmaster@yadvashem.org.il This webpage uses Cookies and JavaScript in order to work properly We strongly recommend to enable those technologies in yur browser In case of wrongly displayed content you can request necessary information at e-mail address wwwadmin@mzv.cz The Czech Embassy hosted a fashion show of its national costumes as part of the EU Open House on Saturday Traditional folk clothing in the Czech Republic is a reflection of the country’s rich and long history and vibrant culture called kroj (singular) and kroje (plural) in Czech are also indicative of the various regions of the Czech Republic Miss Oklahoma Czech-Slovak Queen Anna Sedivy-Thompson Miss Kansas Czech-Slovak Queen Jessica Wonderlich and Miss Czech-Slovak US 2018-2019 Runner-Up Heather Vikla Czech Embassy’s Masaryk Diplomatic Program participant Austin Sappington and others presented national costumes from the Czech Republic Jessica Wonderlich presented an Americanized Kroj (American Diaspora) Anne Smisek Jans presented Strakonice (Prácheňsko) Brenda Sedivy Thompson presented Strážnice (Slovácko) Heather Vikla presented Velké Karlovice (Valašsko) Austin Sappington presented Americanized Valašsko Evelyn Pavelka-Sykora Sedivy presented Kyjov (Kyjov) David Thompson presented Hluk (Uherský Ostroh) Eva Sedivy-Thompson presented Bílovice (Uherské Hradiště) Anna Sedivy-Thompson presented Prostějov (Haná) Text of the descriptions of the kroje at the fashion show: Jessica Wonderlich is Miss Czech/Slovak Kansas 2021-2022 from Topeka Jessica is wearing an Americanized kroj that she made to be similar to her great-grandmother’s kroj Jessica is wearing a white blouse with a ruffled neckline and sleeves She is wearing a black apron with a sunflower pattern to represent her home state of Kansas Her black vest has two sunflowers on the front and is tied together in the front with a blue ribbon Jessica is also wearing Czech Garnet earrings her parents gave her a gift for winning Miss Czech Slovak Kansas Queen Jessica is wearing black boots and a flower headpiece Anne is wearing a kroj from the South Bohemian area of Strakonice.  This is a new kroj from this region with the blouse vest and apron recently made and purchased there This kroj was used by the Domaci Czech Folk Dance group in New Prague The skirt for this kroj was made with a kelly green heavy cotton fabric it is gathered at the waist and has a golden yellow trim A petticoat underneath adds fullness to the skirt The long apron for this kroj is also gathered at the waist and is made from white cotton fabric with white embroidery and cutwork The white cotton blouse is made in traditional methods of squares and rectangles and is trimmed with white eyelet embroidery and cutwork The full sleeves are gathered and tied at the elbow and are trimmed with the same white eyelet embroidery and cutwork as the neckline The navy blue fitted vest has colorful red green and white embroidery on the front and back of the vest.  The front of the vest has a red braided trim around the top edge along with red houndstooth This style of vest laces in the front with a red cord The criss-crossing red ribbon on the back of the vest simulates a faux closure Tucked into the front of the vest is a white embroidered and lace-trimmed handkerchief The head piece for this kroj was typically a dove This ensemble is completed with a traditional red glass bead necklace Brenda is modeling a kroj from Strážnice in the Slovácko region of South Moravia This kroj is most well-known for its unique color palette and heavy use of brocade satin fabric Strážnice was a more urban and affluent area compared to nearby rural villages at the time this kroj came about which is why the fabrics used in its construction are so rich There isn’t very much decoration of this kroj so the attention is all on the luxurious fabric and vest of this kroj are all made from different colors of floral brocade This kroj was made by Tradice Slovácka in Blatnička has a unique shape that is only seen in Strážnice The bottom of the sleeve is tight around the arm before flaring at the cuff with beautiful lace accents which is predominantly seen only in the Slovácko region of the Czech Republic There are two very heavily starched petticoats underneath the skirt of this kroj Because of the stiffness and the volume of these petticoats the wearer actually cannot sit down while wearing this dress A striking red ribbon tied at the waist and black shoes are the finishing touches for this eye-catching kroj Heather is wearing the authentic kroj of Velké Karlovice which is in the Valašsko Region of eastern Moravia It took three months to make and was made completely by hand using only locally-sourced natural fibers You might notice that this kroj is simpler in decoration compared to other Moravian kroje The first is that Valašsko is a cold rural mountainous region so the kroj is made to be very warm instead of very decorative The second reason is because of the unique flavor of Czech folklore that exists in Valašsko there was a large migration of people into Valašsko called the Vlachs which is where we get the name Valašsko from and these were shepherds that migrated from modern-day Romania The Vlach pastoral culture mixed with the folk cultures of the Czechs and Germans in this area led to the creation of this beautiful and distinctly Czech folk dress The kroj features a white shirt with white embroidered decorations and gathered sleeves a design that is specific to the town of Velké Karlovice The embellishments on the red and green wool vest indicate both the kroj’s town of origin and the type of celebration for which this kroj is worn The top skirt is made of a traditional Czech material called Modrotisk which is a hand-dyed and hand-printed indigo fabric The pattern on the blueprint varies from town to town and from region to region and you’ll get to see another example of a different blueprint fabric later in the fashion show This fabric is one of the most well-known pieces of the Valašský kroj and is one the most famous symbols of Czech folk culture This top skirt is worn over a voluminous black underskirt Single young ladies in the Valašsko Region sometimes wore handkerchiefs on their heads just like the married women This kept them warm while they were out in the cold mountain air Heather is modeling the unmarried woman’s version of the headscarf as the scarf is tied in the back instead of under the chin and there is no lace cap underneath the scarf complete this rich and elegant Valašský kroj Austin is also modeling a kroj from the Valasško (Moravian Wallachian) region of eastern Czechia This kroje has a unique look compared to other Czech kroje It is simpler than kroje from many other regions because the Czechs of this region were shepherds and farmers Moravian Wallachia is unique compared to other Czech regions because it was settled by Vlachs a people from the Balkans who are closely related to modern Romanians Vlachs settled the region during the wars between the Austrian and Ottoman Empires and mixed with the local Slavic population Today the people of this region are Czechs It would have been worn to work or perhaps to a festival His slippers are called krpce and are well suited to working in the highland environment of the Carpathian Mountains His pants are made of wool and would have kept him warm during the cold Carpathian winters The most distinctive part of Austin’s kroj is his hat Men in Valassko either opted for these hats or wool shepherds’ hats Austin’s kroj was mostly made by Maggie Grmela a Czech-American kroj maker in the town of West Alenka is wearing a kroj from the South Bohemian Blata region This kroj has a petticoat to hold the tightly gathered and pleated fuschia wool skirt.  The skirt length falls below the knees and is decorated with a silk embroidered ribbon and silver braided trim The bottom of the skirt has black houndstooth which was believed to keep the evil spirits from creeping into the soul This apron is very indicative of the Blata region with white embroidery and cutwork around the outer edge of the apron The white floral embroidered patterns on the apron are trimmed with very colorful glass seed beads This is the only region that typically used glass beads to adorn their kroje The large cutwork has an intricate mesh embroidered into the center To complete the apron are gold “flitters” or flat sequins On top of the apron is a similarly decorated handkerchief it gently gathers at the neck through the delicate lace The full sleeves are gathered at the elbow and the sleeves are trimmed with lace and tied with a colorful ribbon at the elbow This blouse has a separate embroidered and beaded collar that is gathered and tied in the back The black velvet vest has the closure in the back and is embellished with coral and green trim and white beads.  The bottom of the vest has traditional rounded scallops that sit over the top of the apron and skirt This vest was traditionally worn with an apron that had embroidery One of the elements that made this kroj especially famous was the carved carp fish scales that adorned the vest to represent the fish farms of this particular region.  The headband Alenka is wearing is made of black velvet and is decorated with gold red and green beads.  This headband is fastened with embroidered ties in the back Red tights and black flats finish the ensemble Next we have a kroj from the town of Kyjov which is in the Slovácko region of southern Moravia The Kyjovský kroj has become one of the most recognizable icons for Czech folk culture around the world This particular kroj was made in the late 1930s and is being modeled by my maternal grandmother the skirts of the Kyjovský kroj got shorter and fuller until they reached the silhouette many are familiar with today straighter skirt is how this kroj looked before modernization The orange-red striped skirt is made of wool and is decorated with embroidered poppy flowers which are significant to the traditional recipes of this region and gold vest is made of silk and the three circles on the back represent the Holy Trinity The blouse is lightly starched to give it its characteristic voluminous sleeves The black lace on the sleeves and scarf is hand-made bobbin lace Another way you can tell this kroj is from Kyjov is because the sleeves and scarf are only black and white with no colorful inlays The heavily embroidered black and white rectangular shoulder scarf is only worn by brides and married women and was hand-made and hand-dyed using indigo dye This is the same kind of fabric that we saw earlier on Heather’s Valašský kroj but the difference in the style and design of the two fabrics shows how much variation there can be between kroje from different regions Kroje from the towns in the Kyjov region can look confusingly similar to the untrained eye but one of the tricks you can use to determine the specific town a kroj came from is to look at the pattern on the apron This particular pattern comes from the town of Kyjov David is wearing the festive kroj typical of a young man in Hluk which is a town in the Uherský Ostroh area of southeastern Moravia Hluk is known for its rich folk culture and its world renowned jízda králů The young men from Hluk wear thick wool pants with blue cord embellishments and a white or yellow fringed wool scarf tucked in the front specially decorated with metal details in the traditional style is wrapped twice around the waist and the pants are tucked into traditional black leather boots The vest of this kroj has bright orange flowers on it and these are a detail that is unique to Hluk and the neighboring towns in the region Many of the kroje from this region look very similar but one of the several ways you can tell this kroj is specifically from the town of Hluk is by the embroidery on the shirt The embroidery pattern from Hluk has black and yellow accents around the flower at the top of the chest The shirt has to be starched for the sleeves to have their full shape and the detailed plaques of embroidery on the chest and shoulders have to be removed and sewn back on every time the kroj is cleaned and starched so a lot of time and work goes into making this kroj look so extravagant A thick black hat is worn with a traditionally decorated corsage pinned to the side Since the feather in the corsage has not been cut this indicates that this hat would have been worn by a groom on his wedding day Uherské Hradiště - Eva Šedivý-Thompson  Eva is modeling a kroj from the town of Bílovice which is in the Uherské Hradiště region of southern Moravia make this kroj easily identifiable as coming from the Slovácko cultural region This kroj is very elaborate and it takes over 30 minutes to put on This kroj was made by Věra Hubáčková in Březolupy Under the beautiful blue brocade top skirt are four heavily starched petticoats that are tied around the waist with strings In the back is a tightly pleated black panel with detailed gold embroidery at the top This is the most delicate part of the kroj and the wearer cannot sit on this back skirt otherwise it will be ruined A thick floral folk ribbon is tied in a bow around the waist and the bottom of the ribbon must sit at the hem of the skirt and shoulders of this kroj are hand-embroidered plaques with geometric designs that indicate the specific town in Uherské Hradiště where this kroj originates The embroidery from Bílovice is always gold and purple which is white with sequins and more floral ribbon Red houndstooth trim on the arms of the vest was believed to serve as protection for the wearer One of the most memorable features of this kroj are the huge pleated sleeves These sleeves are hand-pleated using a very old traditional technique and they are stuffed with stuffing like pillows so the wearer cannot lift their arms too high There are many different headpieces from this region but today Eva is modeling the Turkish scarf Turkish scarves were only worn by married women it is very common to see young girls wearing the headscarf The pattern on the scarf is specific to the town it’s from and the way the scarf is tied is also unique to each village in addition to having a kroj maker for each region there is a specialist for each town whose only job is to tie headscarves and they must know the specific way each town ties their headscarf This Hanácký kroj is from Prostějov near Olomouc in central Moravia and is being modeled by Anna this kroj was worn by peasants and farmers hundreds of years ago in the Czech lands Floral motifs and embroidery on this kroj are some of the most intricate and well-known in the entire Czech Republic Very distinctive black shoes are worn with the Hanácký kroj These colorfully decorated heels take traditional cobblers six months to make and have to be custom-made to the measurements of the wearer These shoes are very difficult to get in the United States so Anna’s cousin in the Czech Republic helped her get these shoes from the Czech Republic to complete this kroj full skirt gives this kroj a very distinctive appearance is worn over five heavily starched petticoats The white apron features a white lace trim and beautiful yellow embroidery young girls would add a new row of embroidery to their aprons Little girls would have only a few pieces of embroidery while young women would have an apron full of embroidery it was possible to immediately determine the age of the wearer The vest on a Hanácký kroj makes its town of origin easily discernible with this style of vest coming from towns in the central and northern parts of the Haná region Small rounded ridges are sewn into the bottom of the vest in the back to hold up the long blue waist ribbon The style of the sleeves also indicates this kroj is from the Prostějov region of Haná thickly-pleated sleeves with intricately embroidered black cuffs ruffled lace collar is worn around the neck In the collars worn by the wealthiest of women the lace could sometimes stretch out over 30 feet long when unfolded the stunning red headpiece modeled by Anna is called a pantlék This heavily embellished headpiece would have been worn by a bride on her wedding day Mirrors cover the sides of the headpiece to ward off any ill will directed towards the bride The flowers on the top of the headpiece would have been fresh flowers picked specifically for the decoration of the pantlék on the day of the wedding Queens of the Miss Czech-Slovak US PageantPhoto Credit: Doug Sanford May 10, 2025 EU Open House 2025: Czech Embassy Opens to the Public May 13, 2025 Concert: Tomáš Kačo May 14, 2025 Film: Girl America Artlyst Miroslav Tichy Pioneering Czech Photographer Dies at 84 a pioneer who only recently became internationally known After studying at the Academy of Arts in Prague he worked for sometime as an abstract painter This was not easy in Communist Czechoslovakia and Tichy turned to a life of isolation in his home town of Kyjov he began to take photographs of local women at the town pool using cameras made by hand out of scrap cardboard and tin cans The photos were shot peering through fences which imposed quirky shadows and lines on every image His unusual photographs have now been widely acknowledged internationally having been exhibited in galleries in London Critics were taken with his crude Expressionist style and the voyeuristic  content gained them an Outsider This impressed dealers and collectors which helped to establish a lucrative market for his work The photographs are now sold for up to ten thousand euros Tichy was known to hide in bushes and take pictures of unaware women and girls with his homemade cameras Once he developed the films the prints were drawn on and distressed Tichy worked in obscurity until he was discovered a few years ago snapshot-like pictures of the women from his hometown of Kyjov are a record of not only private artistic obsessions but also of a defiant quest for personal pleasures amid public repression In the Sixties he was Jailed for seven years as a subversive When he was released in 1970 he began to take more pictures in the style that he coined Tichy is truly one of the great ‘finds’ of an unknown artist who worked on the outside edges of the art world Following the communist takeover Tichy spent some eight years in prison camps and jails for no particular reason other than he was ‘different’ and was considered subversive pursuing his obsession as an artist with the female form by photographing in the streets shops and parks with cameras he made from tin cans children’s spectacle lenses and other junk he found on the street He would return home each day to make prints on equally primitive equipment making only one print from the negatives he selected He stole intimate glimpses of his subjects through windows and the fences of swimming pools as well as in the streets sometimes finding himself in trouble with the police He would often draw intricately on each print in pencil embellishing the images with his lines or reworking them in other ways Tichy would also sometimes include a card frame around the prints and decorate those too They are exquisitely produced small objects of obsession but solely for himself without any regard for exhibiting or selling the work to others Tichy’s pictures were only known to a few photography experts until he won the ‘ New Discovery Award’ at Arles An exhibition of his work was also shown at the Kunsthaus Zürich in September 2005 they give it poetry and turn it into painting And for that you need as bad a camera as possible you have to do whatever you’re doing worse than anyone else in the whole world” Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The delegation also included the Head of Department for Family and Youth Affairs Oleksii Veremiichyk the Deputy Head of Legal Department Natalia Yurchenko Delegate of City Council Andrii Koziura and chefs from Lutsk traditions and national Ukrainian cuisine at the gastronomic festival the guests from other cities enjoyed Ukrainian borsch and pampushki with garlic The collected money were donated to the needs of the local children's hospital the participants of Lutsk delegation had the opportunity to invite the authorities of Kyjov to participate in the traditional gastronomic festival “Lutsk Food Fest” Kafkadesk up to 2,000 residents of the Czech town of Kyjov are entitled to receive 400 Kc worth of “corrents” a “local currency” in the form of digital vouchers that they can spend in a selected number of local businesses which has a population of approximately 11,000 can participate and benefit from this “smart discount” over 1,100 people had taken part in the program After registering online to open a digital corrents account customers can visit the 38 stores part of the scheme and pay half of their purchase with “corrents” and the other half with their own money they need to show a code received by text message or their ID businesses only have to wait a day or so to receive the amount spent in corrents converted into Czech crowns an unconventional monetary policy whereby a country’s central bank prints large sums of money distributed directly to the population to boost household spending the scheme is administered by local entrepreneur Pepe Rafaj who came up with the idea following a hackathon organised last year by CzechInvest and the Ministry of Industry and Trade and is funded to the tune of 800,000 Kc by an unknown individual wishing to remain anonymous it can be a suitable instrument,” said Jiri Rusnok a former Prime Minister and current governor of the Czech National Bank Kyjov mayor Frantisek Lukl expressed hopes that part of the EU’s post-pandemic economic recovery package could be “redistributed through corrents” in other parts of the Czech Republic in order to support local businesses badly hit by the pandemic and its economic fallout A number of products such as betting tickets, cigarettes and alcohol (apart from local winemakers) will be excluded from the scheme and won’t be purchasable with “corrents”, according to Czech Crunch