Czech trussing manufacturer MILOS has created structures and supports in all types of environments worldwide, but its most recent project was just down the road from MILOS HQ.
It took the form of a highly specialised scheme in the Gallery of Modern Art in Roudnice nad Labem, one of the Czech Republic's cultural highlights.
The occasion was an exhibition of the newly restored 'Passion Cycle', a priceless 12 picture collection created by German painter Hans Hesse in 1522.
It is one of the most significant religious works from the Middle Ages, and has been painstakingly reconditioned by academic painter Jiří Brodský and his colleague Jiří Bareš, a long time art collaborator of Roudnice Gallery, over the last 4 years.
The paintings were loaned to the Roudnice Gallery by the Church of Birth of the Virgin Mary, also in Roudnice nad Labem - where they normally live - as part of the Gallery's 'Roudnice Year'.
MILOS MD František Zykán - a keen supporter of the Gallery - offered the company's services to help find a solution for siting the complete Passion Cycle in one of the vaulted spaces of the Roudnice Gallery, which is located in the former horse riding school of an impressive Baroque Château.
A hanging system was selected and the design department at MILOS created the proposed structure using MILOS M290 STB QuickTruss, a mid–size triangular truss product.
This provided an elegant contemporary aluminium surround for the paintings, juxtaposing them beautifully, whilst adding a freshness and vitality that accentuated the detail of the restoration work.
The total dimensions of the structure measured 5.2m in height and 10.5m wide, and it was divided into three sections - left-centre-right - with the two outer ones hinged and gently angled in to the centre piece.
Each section accommodated four of the paintings, which were attached to the frames via special straps and brackets.
Both the exhibition and the unique framing of the paintings were considered a massive success.
