Our mission is to set the first stone for reconstruction in Bucha. Our mission is to place in the future and hope, letting ART unfold its power, to be thoughtful and not to forget.
Meet Dante Alighieri- covered and protected by sandbags in Kyiv.
Whoever protects the cultural property protects the people and their freedom. Having the freedom and the power to protect art and culture is proof of the will of the free spirit and free choice. THANK YOU UKRAINIAN to cover Dante!
Photo by Vadim Ghirda, Associated Press Photographer (@vadimghirda), in Kyiv Ukraine
Meet Dante Alighieri - a rolling coin to Ukraine
This does not require time travel or knowledge of Italian. It is the work of a European writer whose power affected many others and can be found in many facets around the world. In the most diverse expressions, in the most diverse works and often as an expressed inner conflict.
In our project, it represented the content that Auguste Rodin spent half his life sculpting: Gate of Hell here in a new concept for a new interpretation with new understanding AND to ford the HELLGATE!
Meet and be hope & future & freedom
The future can only be achieved step by step. This requires that one foot always rests on the edge of the present and the past, while one step moves forward.
You can be hope.
You can be part of the first stone.
You can directly participate in awakening hope, in making the future of construction visible, and in firmly anchoring freedom in people. Freedom is always the freedom of those who think differently. And what is more contentious than art?
Core message:
The private initiative "Hellgate Bucha" is committed to the realization of an epochal monument of European spirit in Bucha (Ukraine) so as firstly to ensure that the horror caused by the events of the war is not forgotten and becomes tangible for all people and secondly so as to ensure that the first cultural stone of a reconstruction rolls.
“Gate of Hell” - a sculpture from french artist Auguste Rodin
"Abandon every hope, who enter here." originates from Dante’s Divine Comedy, Inferno
We do not want to prefigure too many thoughts here. But to start a mental sketch with you: The Hellgate in Bucha - a European art as a life's work cast in bronze about the hell of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Timeless. Monumantal. Enormous.
…please tell us your associations or thoughts.
"Gate of Hell" is a monumental sculptural group created by the French artist Auguste Rodin between 1880 and 1917. The sculpture is based on Dante's Inferno and features numerous figures and scenes from the epic poem.
The original sculpture is located at the Musée Rodin in Paris, France.
However, there are several other castings of the work located in various parts of the world. Some of the notable locations where you can find castings of "The Gates of Hell" include:
National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo, Japan
Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, USA
Stanford University in California, USA
Museo Soumaya in Mexico City, Mexico
National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia
Kunsthaus Zürich – KUNSTHAUS, Switzerland
And with your support in the future rethought and redesigned in Bucha, Ukraine!
Transformation “Gate of Hell” to “Hellgate”
The “Gate of Hell” is made up of numerous figures that are intricately woven together to create a complex and dynamic composition. Dante's description of the Gates of Hell is grim and ominous.
It is described as the place where those who enter hell are permanently separated from God and the hope of salvation.
We use of the term "HELLGATE" instead of "Gate of Hell" to emphasizes the significance of this place as the entrance to a certain place of damnation, completely separated from God and divine grace.
Poem: Transformation Gate of Hell to Hellgate [Rico Gaertner]
In the days of old, when I didst walk this earth,
The Gates of Hell, were known to all with dearth,
A place of darkness, and a place of woe,
Where the damned didst dwell, with their hearts aglow.
The Gates of Hell, were a sight to behold,
A portal of darkness, with a story so old,
For it was said, that the devil himself,
Didst rule over the land, with his heart so elf.
But as time didst pass, and the world didst change,
The Gates of Hell, didst undergo a range,
A new word was born, in the language of man,
And the Gates of Hell, were known as Hellgate's span.
The Hellgate, was a portal of new creation,
A symbol of change, and a symbol of elation,
For the world had moved, from the darkness of old,
To a new realm of light, with its story to be told.
The Hellgate, was a place of transition,
A pathway of hope, and a symbol of vision,
For it showed the world, that even the Gates of Hell,
Could transform into a new world, with its story to tell.
And so, as I walk, through the world of today,
I am reminded, that change is the only way,
For even the darkest of places, can be transformed,
Into a new world, with its light so adorned.
You can help!
You can be active!
Support us to be able to build the Hellgate in Bucha.
Let your donation become something bigger. Let your donation become a memorial. Let your donation become the start of a future. Become hope.
Even more power for self-confidence of the population in Bucha and Ukraine!
Here we set an instance with you: We believe in the future and we are creating a monument. Each of you contributes to this. Stone by stone.
Become part of our idea. Become a monument. Be Hope.
Let the gate of hell grow. Nothing seems more honest than building a monumental gate of hell that connects the past, the present and the future. Without political color. But with the color of the human heart.